Crawford vs Brook result live as ‘Bud’ wins via fourth round stoppage
Recap on the fight as Terence Crawford makes light work of Kell Brook
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Your support makes all the difference.Kell Brook had his shot at one of the current pound-for-pound best in WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford at the MGM Grand, but was stopped in round four.
The undefeated Nebraskan is widely considered one of the best in the sport right now, and fought for the first time in 11 months in what was an impressive performance. Brook managed to win the first two rounds but lost the third and then was quickly stopped in the fourth, with Crawford unleashing and landing nine of 11 power shots to close the show.
Brook has suffered in recent years with injury after moving up to middleweight but returned to the welterweight division with what many believed was his career on the line. The fight headlined a busy card stacked full of American talent. Catch up on the live updates, scoring and analysis from the main event as well as full results from the night below.
CRAWFORD WINS
Terence Crawford ends the fight in round four, landing combinations with Brook getting a standing count before he closes the show. Wow.
What a finish
It was a short right hand that buzzed Brook, who fell into the ropes to save him falling down. Bud, one of the best finishers in the game, then closed the show in style.
Crawford post-fight
“I was just trying to gauge the distance, find my rhythm. I couldn’t get my shots off.”
Crawford post-fight
“I only caught him a couple times. Kell is a tremendous talent, he came, he tried. No excuses, he came off three wins and had his confidence up. He lost to the better man tonight."
Bob Arum
“Errol Spence will try to avoid Terence Crawford as long as he can because he knows he can’t beat Terence Crawford.”
Kell Brook
“That’s boxing. The referee saw enough, I lost to the better man tonight. Even though he beat me, I can’t say anything. He has a good eye to land a shot. Nobody has ever done that to me in my career, not in sparring or anything. I’m gutted.”
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