Crawford vs Postol

Who won Crawford vs Postol?

Terence Crawford beat Viktor Postol by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-107, 117-108, 118-107 in favor of winner Terence Crawford.

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 unified super lightweight championship of the world, with the WBC, WBO, and The Ring belts on the line.

Crawford vs Postol stats

Back in July 2016, Terence Crawford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Viktor Postol made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Crawford had a large advantage in power over Postol, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Postol's 43%.

Terence Crawford was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Postol had a height advantage of 3 inches over Crawford. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Terence Crawford fought out of the southpaw stance, while Viktor Postol was an orthodox fighter.

Crawford was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 months later than Postol, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 48 fewer professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Postol's 293.

Crawford vs Postol form

Crawford remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

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

Before that, he had beaten Raymundo Beltran on November 29, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

He had defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa on June 28, 2014, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

Activity check

Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Postol's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

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