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Terence “Bud” Crawford survived one of the toughest tests of his career Saturday night, defeating Shawn Porter by technical knockout in the 10th round to retain the WBO world welterweight title Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Porter, a former two-time world welterweight champion, looked primed to play spoiler for most of the night, disrupting Crawford’s timing with his aggression and mauling attacks. The champion reached a different level in the 10th however, finding a home for his counter left hand and dropping Porter twice before the challenger’s corner decided to call off the bout.
This is Crawford’s fifth successful defense of his WBO welterweight world title. The result also extends his stoppage streak to a career-best nine matches. For Porter, it’s the first time he failed to reach the final bell in his 13-year professional career.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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