Terence Crawford cemented his claim as the best welterweight on the planet with a sweet 4th round TKO of Kell Brook to retain his WBO Welterweight Championship.
Crawford got credit for a knockdown of Brook in the fourth because Brook needed the ropes to keep him up. About 15 seconds later, the fight was waved off for good, giving Crawford a TKO win.
Brook was so stunned that he didn’t even know what happened. He could be seen asking his corner that question after the fight.
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“I was just trying to gauge the distance and I was trying to find my rhythm in between getting my distance together,” Crawford said. “That’s why it was so competitive early, I couldn’t get my shots off.”
Brook made no excuses for his performance afterwards.
“This is boxing. I obviously got caught with a shot I didn’t see and the referee waved it off,” Brook said. “That hasn’t happened to me before. I always said that if I am going to lose, I’m going out on my shield. The referee saw that I couldn’t continue and the fight is over. I don’t like to lose on an injury, I would rather go out on my shield and I did tonight.
Crawford closes out 2020 like he did 2019, in dominating fashion. Crawford is primed for a mega showdown between the winner of Errol Spence Jr versus Danny Garcia on Dec. 5th.
Hopefully Top Rank and Crawford can make the super fight happen in 2021.