04-21-2019, 06:55 PM
Terence Crawford stops Amir Khan in six
WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) scored a sixth round TKO over former unified super lightweight world champion Amir Khan (33-5, 20 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
It looked like it might be an early night when Crawford dropped Khan in round one with a short right hand. Khan survived the round.
Both had moments in chess match-like rounds two and three. Crawford starting to work over Khan in round four, although Khan landed a crisp shot just before the bell. Khan started to connect more in round five.
The end came in round six when Crawford landed a very low blow. Khan received time to recover and at the urging of his trainer Virgil Hunter, Amir decided he was unable to continue. Thus Crawford was credited with a TKO win. Time :47.
WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) scored a sixth round TKO over former unified super lightweight world champion Amir Khan (33-5, 20 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
It looked like it might be an early night when Crawford dropped Khan in round one with a short right hand. Khan survived the round.
Both had moments in chess match-like rounds two and three. Crawford starting to work over Khan in round four, although Khan landed a crisp shot just before the bell. Khan started to connect more in round five.
The end came in round six when Crawford landed a very low blow. Khan received time to recover and at the urging of his trainer Virgil Hunter, Amir decided he was unable to continue. Thus Crawford was credited with a TKO win. Time :47.