Terence Crawford after his win over Shawn Porter
Terence Crawford successfully defended his WBO welterweight title in a fiery Boxing contest against Shawn Porter
Terence Crawford vs Shawn Porter at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, Nevada was an instant classic.
At one point it did look like Porter will be giving Crawford a run for his money. But the phenomenal Nebraskan showed why he has hardly come close to being defeated in 37 staggering fights.
Following a slow start in the early rounds, Crawford picked up pace towards the later rounds, and he had a narrow lead on all the judges’ scorecards by the time the contest went into the 10th round.
Crawford knocked down Porter in the 10th round. The tough-as-nails Porter who had never been stopped before beat the referee’s count and continued fighting.
However, a while later he was once again dropped by Crawford, only for Porter’s father Kenny to throw in the towel and stop the fight.
38-0 for Crawford and the world rose to congratulate him. Here are some of the Twitter reactions from combat sports professionals.
UFC fighters Belal Muhammad and Derek Brunson made their opinions known.
Errol Spence Jr. who is probably next in line to face Crawford chimed in. He was also present at the Michelob Ultra Arena.
Shawn Porter announced his retirement from professional boxing at the post-fight interview.
The 34-year old was quoted as saying:
“I won’t become a gatekeeper. That’s not the life I want to live. I’m 34 – now’s the time.” [via Sky Sports]
Porter had a glorious career. With 31 wins, 4 losses, 1 draw and two major title reigns, he will go down as one of the greats of the sport.
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