Crawford vs Brook

Who won Crawford vs Brook?

Terence Crawford beat Kell Brook by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, November 14th, 2020, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, 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

Back in November 2020, Terence Crawford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 36 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kell Brook made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 27 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Crawford had a slight advantage in power over Brook, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Brook's 69%.

Terence Crawford was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Brook had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crawford. Despite this, he had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Terence Crawford fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kell Brook was an orthodox fighter.

Crawford was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 5 months later than Brook, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared 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 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Egidijus Kavaliauskas on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Amir Khan on April 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Benavidez on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at CHI Health Center, Nebraska.

Before that, he had defeated Jeff Horn on June 9, 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.

He had won against Julius Indongo on August 19, 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.

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 February 8, 2020, by knockout in the 7th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Michael Zerafa on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sergey Rabchenko on March 3, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, he had been beaten by Errol Spence Jr on May 27, 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 September 10, 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, Terence Crawford had been fighting more than Kell Brook.

Going into this contest, Terence Crawford had last fought 11 months ago, while Kell Brook's last outing had been 9 months and 6 days ago.

Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Brook's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. 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 began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Premier Sports broadcast of the card started at 12:30 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Crawford vs Brook?

Terence Crawford was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Kell Brook made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.