Terence Crawford has beaten Errol Spence Jr to become a two-weight undisputed world champion.
Bud knocked Spence down three times before winning by TKO in the 9th round to pick up all the marbles at 147lbs.
Crawford finally proved his welterweight supremacy with a demolition job over long-time rival Errol Spence Jr on Saturday night.
The superstar pair put five long years of speculation to rest for an undisputed super-fight in Las Vegas.
And what was billed a 50/50 blockbuster for the ages proved to instead be a one-sided battering.
Following three savage knockdowns, experienced referee Harvey Dock stopped the fight while Spence was still standing.
It gave Crawford bragging rights at last and cemented his place in history as the first man to become a two-weight undisputed champ.
Spence suffers career-changing defeat
Errol Spence Jr went into tonight’s fight undefeated, having never been knocked down in his career.
Terrence Crawford changed all of that.
He put Spence on the canvas three times before the referee stepped in and called an end to the fight.
Crawford answers his critics in style
35-year-old Terrence Crawford sent a message to his doubters who felt that he was too old to continue dominating the sport.
Errol Spence Jr can attest to that not being the case after this fight.
Hard-hitting Crawford was hurting his opponent with the majority of the punches he threw, even rattling Spence with his jabs.
This was the moment Crawford had been dreaming of all his life, as he became the undisputed champion of the world.
Spence has chance to trigger rematch
As the loser of the fight, Errol Spence Jr, has the chance to trigger a rematch between the boxers.
Interviewed after the fight, Spence said that they have to do this again.
He will need to find some answers for the big hitting of Crawford who nullified his jab and made sure his big hits landed.
Crawford is the undisputed champion of the world
What a performance by the man from Omaha, Nebraska.
A three punch combo rattled Spence, followed up by a big left hook and then a right, all of which landed.
The referee felt the need to step in as Terrence Crawford was landing some big blows which Spence just could not reply to.
Crawford becomes the first male fighter to become undisputed in two different divisions.
Credit: Sun
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