Who won Crawford vs Brook?
Terence Crawford beat Kell Brook by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 14th November 2020 at The Bubble, MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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 Franco vs Moloney II for the WBA World Super Flyweight championship.
Crawford vs Brook stats
Terence Crawford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 36 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Kell Brook made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 27 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Crawford had a slight advantage in power over Brook, with a 75% knock out percentage over Brook's 69%.
Terence Crawford was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.
Brook had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crawford. Despite this, he had 5-inch reach advantage.
Terence Crawford fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kell Brook was an orthodox fighter.
Crawford was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 year and 5 months later than Brook, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 224 to Brook's 226.
Kell Brook was ranked number 5 by the WBO in the 147lb division.
Crawford vs Brook form
Crawford remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before 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.
Brook had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Mark DeLuca on 8th February 2020 by knockout in the 7th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Michael Zerafa on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.
Going into that contest, he had beat Sergey Rabchenko on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.
Before that, he had been beaten by Errol Spence Jr on 27th May 2017 by knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.
He had lost to Gennady Golovkin on 10th September 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kell Brook had been fighting more than Terence Crawford.
Going to this contest, Terence Crawford had last fought 4 years, 9 months and 13 days ago, while Kell Brook's last outing had been 3 years, 1 month and 14 days ago.
Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.
Brook's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
What time did Crawford vs Brook start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Crawford vs Brook?
The ESPN show is expected to begin at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Premier Sports broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:30 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Crawford vs Brook?
Terence Crawford was a 7/100 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Kell Brook made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.
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