World Championship Boxing: Terence Crawford v Egidijus Kavaliauskas

Top Rank Boxing returns to the “The World’s Most Famous Arena” on Saturday, December 14th when Terence “Bud” Crawford and Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas collide for the WBO Welterweight Championship in the main event of a special tripleheader live from 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 Teofimo Lopez. 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.

MAIN EVENT – WBO WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

TERENCE “BUD” CRAWFORD       vs.          EGIDIJUS “MEAN MACHINE” KAVALIAUSKAS

Omaha, Nebraska, USA                                 Kaunas, Lithuania

35-0 (26 KOs)                                                     21-0-1 (17 KOs)

CO-FEATURE – IBF LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

RICHARD “RC” COMMEY               vs.          TEOFIMO “EL BROOKLYN” LOPEZ

Accra, Ghana                                                     Brooklyn, NY

29-2 (26 KOs)                                                     14-0 (11 KOs)

SPECIAL ATTRACTION

MICHAEL “MICK” CONLAN           vs.          VLADIMIR NIKITIN

Belfast, Northern Ireland                              Verkhnyaya Maksakovka, Russia

12-0 (7 KOs)                                                       3-0 (0 KOs)

To view the complete bout sheet click here.

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