Who won Crawford vs Avanesyan?
Terence Crawford beat David Avanesyan by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 10th December 2022 at CHI Health Center in Omaha.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).
This contest was for the WBO welterweight championship of the world.
Also, on the undercard Arnold Khegai beat Eduardo Baez, Cris Cyborg defeated Gabby Holloway and Steven Nelson was victorious over James Ballard.
Crawford vs Avanesyan stats
Back in December 2022, Terence Crawford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 38 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.
David Avanesyan made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw.
Terence Crawford was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.
Crawford had 5-inch reach advantage.
Terence Crawford fought out of the southpaw stance, while David Avanesyan was an orthodox fighter.
Crawford was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Avanesyan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 233 to Avanesyan's 214.
Crawford vs Avanesyan form
Crawford remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Shawn Porter on 20th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Kell Brook on 14th November 2020 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Going into that contest, he had beat Egidijus Kavaliauskas on 14th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had won against Amir Khan on 20th April 2019 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
He had beat Jose Benavidez on 13th October 2018 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at CHI Health Center, Nebraska.
David Avanesyan had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Oskari Metz on 19th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Liam Taylor on 2nd October 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had won against Josh Kelly on 20th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Before that, he had defeated Jose Del Rio on 12th December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain.
He had beat Kerman Lejarraga on 28th September 2019 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Avanesyan had been fighting more than Terence Crawford.
Going to this contest, Terence Crawford had last fought 1 year and 20 days ago, while David Avanesyan's last outing had been 8 months and 21 days ago.
Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.
Avanesyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.
What time did Crawford vs Avanesyan start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at CHI Health Center, Omaha, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Crawford vs Avanesyan?
The BLK Prime PPV show is expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The BLK Prime PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:00 AM (BTS).
What were the odds on Crawford vs Avanesyan?
Terence Crawford was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while David Avanesyan made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.
