Terence Crawford will face David Avanesyan to defend his heavyweight title in Saturday’s pay-per-view match from Omaha, Nebraska.
TERENCE CRAWFORD (38-0.29 KO) vs DAVID AVANESYAN (29-3-1, 17 KO)
- Day: Saturday, December 10
- Time: 9pm ET / 6pm Pacific Time (main event follows)
- Where: CHI Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
- television/stream: Pay per view
- Assignment: Middleweight (147 pounds)
- threatened: Crawford’s WBO title
- Pound-for-pound ratings: Crawford No. 1
- the odds: Crawford 10-1 favorite (multi-store average)
- Also on the card: Arnold Khegai vs Eduardo Baez, featherweight; Cris Cyborg vs. Gabrielle Holloway, junior middleweight
- Guess: Crawford KO 8
- Story: Everyone expected Crawford against Errol Spence Jr. to win the undisputed championship, but sadly, the negotiations failed. Instead, Crawford, 35, will face the rugged but restrained Avanesyan in a hectic battle. Crawford is about to have the most important victory of his career, a tenorder-Knockout round ex-champ Shawn Porter last November, it proves he’s still at the pinnacle of the game in his 30s. “Bud” has indicated he still wants to take on Spence next year in one of the matches that could feature. most likely to happen in this sport. Fans have crossed fingers that the parties can come to an agreement. Of course, Avanesyan intended to sabotage the plan. The British-Russian boxer is a capable, gritty boxer who has been a contender for seven or eight years and has a number of notable wins. He retired Shane Mosley by a unanimous decision in 2016, which earned him the title of “interim”. He then lost to Lamont Peterson (UD) and Egidijus Kavaliauskas (TKO 6) in three skirmishes but bounced back to score six straight kills against mixed opponents that will enter his biggest challenge yet. him on Saturday.
