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NEW YORK CITY (April 20, 2019) — The pound-for-pound king, Terence “Bud” Crawford, will not need to relinquish his throne. Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) scored Crawford landed an accidental low blow and was ruled the victor after Khan said he was unable to continue. Khan, a 2004 Olympic silver medalist and former unified super On the inaugural Top Rank on ESPN Pay-Per-View broadcast, Crawford proved, “The fight I want next is Errol Spence,” Crawford said. “Whenever he is ready he can come and get it.” Said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum: “We want to fight Errol Spence. Crawford nearly knocked out Khan (33-5, 20 KOs) out in the opening, knocking him down with a crisp overhand right that was followed by a Khan regained his composure but was never in the fight, as Then, the low blow happened, and it was over. “I now know why Terence is one of the best Teofimo Lopez KOs Tatli Teofimo Lopez (13-0, 11 KOs) did what nobody else has come close Lopez, the consensus 2018 Prospect of the Year, is a “I didn’t have the best camp, but I did what I needed to do and came “I want a world title shot next. That’s what I want. We promised to take over the show, and once again, I took it over.” Stevenson Cruises Past Diaz Featherweight Shakur Stevenson put forth the best performance of Stevenson, a 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist, saw his At no point did Diaz threaten Stevenson (11-0, 6 KOs), whose “I take nothing away from Christopher Diaz,” Stevenson said. “He’s a great fighter, but I came in there to outbox him, and that’s exactly what I did.” In other action: Felix Verdejo (25-1, 16 KOs), the one-time top prospect, moved closer Verdejo has now won two in a row since a shocking knockout loss last Verdejo controlled the fight with his jab, as Vasquez attempted to “It was an honor for me to get a big victory in front of my fans at Madison Square Garden. I defeated a great fighter in Vasquez. I Carlos Adames (17-0, 14 KOs) moved one step closer to a 154-pound “This was a message to all of the 154-pounders,” Adames said. “I want to face all the best. I’m coming hungry, and I’m Edgar Berlanga (10-0, 10 KOs) still hasn’t seen the second round as a pro, knocking out Samir dos Santos at 46 seconds of the opening round. The Brooklyn-born Berlanga pinned Dos Santos (37-16-3, 26 KOs) and unloaded until “I know this will open up a lot of opportunities for me,” Two-time Olympian Vikas “The Indian Tank” Krishan (2-0, 1 KO) overcame a stiff challenge from Noah Kidd (3-2-1, 2 KOs) to win a “Lethal” Larry Fryers (10-1 3KOs) cruised to a shutout unanimous Bantamweight prospect Lawrence “BT” Newton (12-0, 7 KOs) got the ### MEDIA CONTACTS |
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