Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter was a professional boxing match contested on November 20, 2021, for the WBO welterweight championship.
Background 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". As the two sides were unable to negotiate the terms of the fight, the WBO set a purse bid for September 2, which was later postponed until September 14. 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.
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.
The fight 11,586 fans gathered inside the Michelob Ultra Arena to witness Crawford winning the bout via 10th-round technical knockout.
Aftermath At the post fight press conference Porter announced his retirement from boxing, saying "I was prepared to announce my retirement tonight, win, lose or draw. Even if it was a draw. I was not going to do it again. I'm announcing my retirement right now".
Fight card Confirmed bouts: Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotesMain card (ESPN+ PPV)Welterweight Terence Crawford (c)def. Shawn PorterTKO10/121:21Middleweight Esquiva Falcãodef. Patrice VolnyTD6/122:18Middleweight Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (c)def. Hassan N'Dam N'JikamTKO8/102:40Lightweight Raymond Muratalladef. Elias Damian AraujoTKO5/82:20Prelims (ESPN 2/ESPN+)Featherweight Isaac Dogboe (c)def. Christopher Diaz10Featherweight Adam Lopezdef. Adan Ochoa2/83:00Early Prelims (ESPN APP)Super Featherweight Carlos Balderasdef. Julio CortezTKO4/62:13Welterweight Delante Johnsondef. Antonius Grable4/41:54
Broadcasting Country/RegionBroadcasterFreeCable TVPPVStream United States colspan="2" ESPN+ Latin America ESPN ESPN Play / Star+ rowspan="2" Sky Sports rowspan="2" Sky Sports colspan="2" Main Event, Kayo Sports colspan="3" S Sport Plus PPTV colspan="2" PPTV
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