Crawford vs Khan

Who won Crawford vs Khan?

Terence Crawford beat Amir Khan by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, April 20th, 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 Teofimo Lopez was victorious over Edis Tatli, Shakur Stevenson beat Christopher Diaz, and Felix Verdejo defeated Bryan Vasquez.

Crawford vs Khan stats

Back in April 2019, Terence Crawford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 34 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Amir Khan made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Crawford had an advantage in power over Khan, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Khan's 61%.

Terence Crawford was the same age as Amir Khan, at 32 years old.

Khan 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 Amir Khan was an orthodox fighter.

Crawford was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 7 months later than Khan, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Khan's 238.

Amir Khan was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

Crawford vs Khan form

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

In his last fight before this 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, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

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

Khan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Samuel Vargas on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Phil Lo Greco on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on May 7, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Chris Algieri on May 29, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Devon Alexander on December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Terence Crawford had last fought 6 months and 7 days ago, while Amir Khan's last outing had been 7 months and 12 days ago.

Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Khan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Crawford vs Khan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Crawford vs Khan?

Crawford vs Khan was broadcast on ESPN PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.

What were the odds on Crawford vs Khan?

Terence Crawford was a 9/100 (-1100) favorite going into the contest, while Amir Khan made his way into the ring at 663/100 (+660) with oddsmakers.