Crawford vs Molina Jr

Who won Crawford vs Molina Jr?

Terence Crawford beat John Molina Jr by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 10th December 2016 at CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

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).

Crawford vs Molina Jr stats

Back in December 2016, Terence Crawford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

John Molina Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Molina Jr had a slight advantage in power over Crawford, with a 79% knock out percentage over Crawford's 69%.

Terence Crawford was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

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

Terence Crawford fought out of the southpaw stance, while John Molina Jr was an orthodox fighter.

Crawford was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 11 months later than Molina Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, 233 to Molina Jr's 195.

Crawford vs Molina Jr form

Crawford remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

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

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Dierry Jean on 24th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

Before that, he had defeated Thomas Dulorme on 18th April 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at University of Texas, Arlington.

He had won against Raymundo Beltran on 29th November 2014 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

Molina Jr had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ruslan Provodnikov on 11th June 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jorge Romero on 28th November 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The Bomb Factory, Dallas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Adrien Broner on 7th March 2015 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Humberto Soto on 13th September 2014 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Lucas Martin Matthysse on 26th April 2014 by knockout in the 11th round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Terence Crawford had been fighting more than John Molina Jr.

Going to this contest, Terence Crawford had last fought 4 months and 17 days ago, while John Molina Jr's last outing had been 5 months and 29 days ago.

Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Molina Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Crawford vs Molina Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Crawford vs Molina Jr?

The fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Crawford vs Molina Jr?

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