Crawford vs Indongo

Who won Crawford vs Indongo?

Terence Crawford beat Julius Indongo by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, August 19th, 2017, at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the undisputed super lightweight championship of the world, with the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO belts on the line.

Crawford vs Indongo stats

Back in August 2017, Terence Crawford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Julius Indongo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws.

Terence Crawford was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Indongo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Crawford. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Terence Crawford and Julius Indongo fought out of a southpaw stance.

Crawford was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Indongo, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 111 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Indongo's 134.

Crawford vs Indongo 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 Felix Diaz on May 20, 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Viktor Postol on July 23, 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.

Before that, he had defeated Henry Lundy on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Dierry Jean on October 24, 2015, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ricky Burns on April 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Eduard Troyanovsky on December 3, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Fabian Lyimo on August 6, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia.

Before that, he had won against Allan Kamote on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek.

He had beaten Zolani Marali on October 3, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Terence Crawford had last fought 2 months and 30 days ago, while Julius Indongo's last outing had been 4 months and 4 days ago.

Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Indongo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Crawford vs Indongo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Crawford vs Indongo?

Crawford vs Indongo was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Crawford vs Indongo?

Terence Crawford was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Julius Indongo made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.