American boxer Terence Crawford has retained his WBO welterweight title in his match against Egidijus Kavaliauskas.
On Saturday, he recovered from an apparent knockdown in round three to finally beat his opponent by dropping him in the seventh and twice in the ninth round to win the match.
Crawford is currently at 27 knockouts from his 36 victories.
"After I dropped him (Kavaliauskas) with my uppercut I was like, I am going to face his jab, and come out with my right hook," he said.
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Iran women soccer players thank Australian government for protection
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Villa's Watkins looking to make late push for England World Cup squad
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Former Austria goalkeeper Alex Manninger, who played for Arsenal and a string of Italian clubs, died in a road accident on Thursday aged 48, the Austrian Football Association (OEFB) said.
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