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Welterweight

Record: KO: KO Pct: Age: Height: Weight: Reach: Stance: Nationality: Titles:

Terence Crawford 35 -0 -0 26 74% 173cm/5 feet 8" - 188cm/74" southpaw USA WBO

Egidijus Kavaliauskas 21 -0 -1 17 77% 175cm/5 feet 8" - 180cm/71" southpaw Lithuania -

WBO Welterweight Title

Crawford vs Kavaliauskas Date, Location and Broadcast

December 14, 2019
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

ESPN

Time: 9pm ET; Fight to air immediately after the presentation of the Heisman Trophy which will also be broadcast by ESPN.

Undercard
Richard Commey (C) vs Teofimo Lopez
IBF lightweight title

Michael Conlan vs Vladimir Nikitin
featherweights

George Kambosos Jr. vs Mickey Bey
lightweights

Crawford vs Kavaliauskas Stats, Facts & Fight PursesCrawford vs Kavaliauskas Stats, Facts & Fight Purses

Broadcast FYI: Fight to air immediately after the presentation of the Heisman Trophy which will also be broadcast by ESPN.
Who is Egidijus Kavaliauskas? Hailing from Lithuania, the 31 year old No. 1 rated WBO welterweight contender turned pro in March 2013 after representing his country in, both, the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
Who's the draw? The only blemish on Kavaliauskas's resume is a draw to Ray Robinson (then 24-3) in his most recent bout last March 2019.
Prior to the draw: The 'Mean Machine’ had won five of his previous six fights by stoppage
Promoters: Both fighters are promoted by Top Rank.
Rankings: Kavaliauskas is BoxRec's No. 14 welterweight while the WBC and IBF rank him No. 7. Crawford is ranked No. 1 in the division by BoxRec is and is a consensus top 3 pound for pound boxer.
4 of 5: Kavaliauskas will be the fourth of Crawford's last 5 opponents who were undefeated.
Reach: +3 Crawford
Intangible: Terence deserves to be a big favorite but is he overlooking the situation and opponent? The Terence Crawford vs Kavaliauskas odds are accurate but tempting if you're looking to wager on a draw or upset.
Crawford vs Kavaliauskas purses
According to The Athletic, Crawford will earn about $4 million. We don't know how much Kavaliauskas will pocket but suspect it's in the neighborhood of 300-350K.

Crawford vs Kavaliauskas Predictions and OddsCrawford vs Kavaliauskas Predictions and Odds

Mikey Garcia, Boxing champion: "[Egis] does hit hard... [But] I think Crawford is just too skilled and much "e experienced. If Egis doesn't let his hands go early on then Crawford will get in the rhythm of things and box him. If he lets "his hand s go early on... He does hit hard. He's not the fastest or the most defensive but he does hot hard." (Courtesy FightHype)

Brian “BoMac” McIntyre, head trainer and manager of Crawford: "He’s [Egis] strong, has sneaky power, he comes forward, and he has a right hand,” McIntyre told BoxingScene.com.

“He’s applies different kinds of pressure, so we’ll be bringing in pressure sparring partners. He’s going to try and impose his will on Terence. Kavaliauskas earned his opportunity as the mandatory challenger. We’re not sleeping on him.” (Courtesy BoxingScene.com)

Crawford vs Kavaliauskas odds (as of Nov 28)
Not surprisingly, oddsmakers have Crawford as the massive favorite.

betfair
Crawford 1/10
Kavaliauskas 11/2
Draw 25/1

William Hill
Crawford 1/12
Kavaliauskas 13/2
Draw 25/1

As of November 27 per Oddschecker's stakeholders, 60 percent of bets have been placed on Egidijus Kavaliauskas and 37 percent on Terence Crawford. Three percent like the draw.

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Crawford vs Machine | Official Trailer

Watch the trailer for Saturday nights tripleheader headlined by Crawford vs Kavaliauskas. #terencecrawford will defend his WBO welterweight world title against undefeated mandatory challenger Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas Saturday, December 14 at Madison Square Garden. The card will also feature IBF lightweight world champion Richard “RC” Commey defending his title against human highlight film and Brooklyn native #TeofimoLopez. Additionally, in the 10-round featherweight special attraction, Irish sensation and New York fan favorite Michael “Mick” Conlan will battle unbeaten Russian Vladimir Nikitin in a rematch of their highly controversial 2016 Olympic quarterfinal bout. #CrawfordMachine will be part of a special ESPN-televised tripleheader that will immediately follow the 2019 Heisman Trophy Presentation (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT). Try ESPN+ For Free: https://watch.espnplus.com/toprank/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified about the latest highlights, free full fights, and fight week content as it's posted. Follow Top Rank on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trboxing Follow Top Rank on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/toprank Like Top Rank on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trboxing