Crawford vs Benavidez

Who won Crawford vs Benavidez?

Terence Crawford beat Jose Benavidez by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday 13th October 2018 at CHI Health Center in Nebraska.

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.

The undercard featured the clash of Stevenson vs Simion.

Crawford vs Benavidez stats

Back in October 2018, Terence Crawford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 33 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jose Benavidez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 18 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Crawford had a slight advantage in power over Benavidez, with a 73% knock out percentage over Benavidez's 67%.

Terence Crawford was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Benavidez had a height advantage of 6 inches over Crawford. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Terence Crawford fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Benavidez was an orthodox fighter.

Crawford was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Benavidez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 61 more professional rounds, 233 to Benavidez's 172.

Jose Benavidez was ranked number 1 by the WBA and 10 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

Crawford vs Benavidez form

Crawford remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jeff Horn on 9th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Julius Indongo on 19th August 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln.

Going into that contest, he had beat Felix Diaz on 20th May 2017 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had defeated John Molina Jr on 10th December 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

He had won against Viktor Postol on 23rd July 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Benavidez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Frank Rojas on 9th June 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Matthew Strode on 3rd February 2018 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Bank of America Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Francisco Santana on 23rd July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Sidney Siqueira on 12th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Convention Center, Arizona.

He had beat Jorge Paez Jr on 15th May 2015 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at US Airway Centre, Arizona.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Terence Crawford had been fighting more than Jose Benavidez.

Going to this contest, Terence Crawford had last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Jose Benavidez's last outing had been 4 months and 4 days ago.

Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Crawford vs Benavidez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at CHI Health Center, Nebraska, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Crawford vs Benavidez?

Crawford vs Benavidez was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Crawford vs Benavidez?

Terence Crawford was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Benavidez made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.