Crawford vs Kavaliauskas

Who won Crawford vs Kavaliauskas?

Terence Crawford beat Egidijus Kavaliauskas by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, December 14th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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 Richard Commey was defeated by Teofimo Lopez for the IBF World Lightweight championship, Michael Conlan beat Vladimir Nikitin, and George Kambosos defeated Mickey Bey.

Crawford vs Kavaliauskas stats

Back in December 2019, Terence Crawford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 35 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 1 draw, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Kavaliauskas had a slight advantage in power over Crawford, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Crawford's 74%.

Terence Crawford was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Kavaliauskas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crawford. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Terence Crawford fought out of the southpaw stance, while Egidijus Kavaliauskas was an orthodox fighter.

Crawford was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years earlier than Kavaliauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 112 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Kavaliauskas' 133.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

Crawford vs Kavaliauskas form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

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.

Kavaliauskas had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Ray Robinson on March 30, 2019, by majority draw at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Roberto Arriaza on November 16, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Carlos Abreu on July 7, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California.

Before that, he had won against David Avanesyan on February 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

He had beaten Daniel Echeverria on May 26, 2017, by knockout in the 7th round at UIC Pavilion, Illinois.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Terence Crawford had last fought 7 months and 24 days ago, while Egidijus Kavaliauskas' last outing had been 8 months and 14 days ago.

Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Kavaliauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Crawford vs Kavaliauskas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Crawford vs Kavaliauskas?

Crawford vs Kavaliauskas was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Crawford vs Kavaliauskas?

Terence Crawford was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Egidijus Kavaliauskas made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.