Terence Crawford knocked down Egidijus Kavaliauskas three times before stopping him in the ninth round Saturday night to remain unbeaten and defend his welterweight title. Kavaliauskas had never been knocked down as a pro and Crawford said this week he couldn’t recall even seeing him hurt. But Crawford dropped the challenger once in the seventh round and twice more in the ninth before referee Ricky Gonzalez stopped it at 44 seconds of the round. Crawford ended up going to a knee but Kavaliauskas wasn’t credited with a knockdown, the referee apparently determining Crawford had been pushed down. He got up but Crawford then threw a right hook that returned Kavaliauskas to the canvas and the fight was immediately waved off.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 15, 2019 05:15 UTC