Tag: Terrence Crawford

Crawford stops Horn to capture WBO welterweight crown

By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service US boxer Terrence Crawford stopped Australian Jeff Horn at 2:33 mark of the ninth round to score a huge and dominating TKO victory to capture the WBO welterweight crown. The undefeated Crawford hammered Horn all throughout the fight  at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, then unleashed a flurry in the ninth to knock the Australian down. Horn managed to beat the count but Crawford did […]

Boxing: Unbeaten champ Crawford gets jail for repair shop incident

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Unbeaten super lightweight world champion Terence Crawford, five days removed from his latest title defense, was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Thursday over a disturbance at a Nebraska car repair shop. Judge Marcena Hendrix, telling Crawford that he was not above the law, also ordered the 29-year-old champion to serve two years’ probation and 120 hours of community service. He must undergo random drug and alcohol tests […]

Boxing: Super-lightweight champ Crawford looks to end year on a high note against Molina

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Terence Crawford puts his World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association super lightweight titles on the line in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday against big-punching John Molina, who showed his mettle in June in an upset win over Ruslan Provodnikov. Unbeaten Crawford, the Boxing Writers Association of America fighter of the year in 2014, has two victories already on his resume in 2016, taking his record to 29-0 (20 knockouts) […]