Fight Name: | Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter |
Fight Date: | November 20, 2021 |
Location: | Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
Titles: | WBO welterweight title |
Fighter1: | Terence Crawford |
Nickname1: | Bud |
Record1: | 37–0 (28 KO) |
Hometown1: | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Height1: | 5 ft 8 in |
Weight1: | 146+2/5 lbs |
Style1: | Southpaw |
Recognition1: | WBO welterweight champion The Ring No. 4 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion |
Fighter2: | Shawn Porter |
Nickname2: | Showtime |
Record2: | 31–3–1 (17 KO) |
Hometown2: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Height2: | 5 ft 7 in |
Weight2: | 146+3/5 lbs |
Style2: | Orthodox |
Recognition2: | Former two-time welterweight champion |
Result: | Crawford wins via 10th-round TKO |
Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter was a welterweight professional boxing match contested between WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, and two-time former welterweight champion Shawn Porter. The bout took place on November 20, 2021 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, Nevada, U.S.[1] 11,586 fans gathered inside the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, Nevada to witness Terence Crawford vs Shawn Porter. [2] Crawford won the bout via 10th-round technical knockout.[3]
On July 31, 2021, the WBO ordered Terence Crawford to defend his welterweight title against the #2 ranked WBO welterweight contender Shawn Porter. The former two-time welterweight champion was seen as the biggest challenge in Crawford's career up to that point, with ESPN describing Porter as "a quantum leap in competition".[4] As the two sides were unable to negotiate the terms of the fight, the WBO set a purse bid for September 2, 2021, which was later postponed until September 14.[5] Crawford and Porter would adhere to a 60-40 purse split, rather than the usual 80-20 split for mandated matches, taking into account the earnings from their three previous fights.[6]
On September 14, it was announced that a deal had been agreed to stage the fight on November 20 at the Michelob Ultra Arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, airing on ESPN+ PPV. The event will be promoted and led by Crawford's promoter Top Rank, in association with Porter's promoter Premier Boxing Champions. In adherence to the agreed 60-40 split, Crawford is guaranteed upward of $6 million, while Porter is guaranteed at least $4 million.[7]
Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
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Main card (ESPN+ PPV) | ||||||||
Welterweight | Terence Crawford (c) | def. | Shawn Porter | TKO | 10/12 | 1:21 | ||
Middleweight | Esquiva Falcão | def. | Patrice Volny | TD | 6/12 | 2:18 | ||
Middleweight | Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (c) | def. | Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam | TKO | 8/10 | 2:40 | ||
Lightweight | Raymond Muratalla | def. | Elias Damian Araujo | TKO | 5/8 | 2:20 | ||
Prelims (ESPN 2/ESPN+) | ||||||||
Featherweight | Isaac Dogboe (c) | def. | Christopher Diaz | 10/10 | ||||
Featherweight | Adam Lopez | def. | Adan Ochoa | 2/8 | 3:00 | |||
Early Prelims (ESPN APP) | ||||||||
Super Featherweight | Carlos Balderas | def. | Julio Cortez | TKO | 4/6 | 2:13 | ||
Welterweight | Delante Johnson | def. | Antonius Grable | 4/4 | 1:54 | |||
Country/Region | Broadcaster | |||
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Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | |
United States | ESPN+ | |||
Latin America | ESPN | ESPN Play / Star+ | ||
Sky Sports[8] | Sky Sports | |||
Main Event, Kayo Sports | ||||
S Sport Plus[9] | ||||
PPTV[10] | PPTV |