A two-punch combination featuring a left hook and overhand right hand from Tellez (6-0, 5 KOs) rattled Garcia (34-3, 14 KOs) and had him on unsteady legs before another telegraphed right hand sent him to the canvas.
Result: Caolan Loughran def. Angel Pacheco via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) Photos: Caolan Loughran def. Angel Pacheco at UFC on ESPN 54: Best photos Records: Loughran (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Pacheco (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Division: Bantamweight Broadcast: ESPN+ Referee: Vitor Ribeiro Judging: Adrian Castro, Eric Colon 30-27. David Tirelli 30-26.
"I want to give honour to God, because without him none of this would be possible," Bud tells Showtime. "I only dreamed of being a world champion. No one believed in me when I was coming up, but I made everyone believe.
Crawford quickly established himself among the 147-pound elite. In October 2018, he stopped the previously unbeaten Jose Benavidez Jr. in the 12th round. He followed that up with a sixth-round TKO win over two-division champ Amir Khan in April 2019. Crawford ended the year with a ninth-round TKO of then-unbeaten slugger Egidijus Kavaliauskas in December. In November 2020, he powered through former champion Kell Brook inside four rounds.
Round 2 – Huge right hand for Buzukja connects. Again, Matthews is the one moving forward, but Buzukja is landing the bigger shots of the fight. Matthews with a big shot. Leg hand for Buzukja. Buzukja starting to move forward a bit. Another left connects for Buzukja. Matthews with a one, two. Oh! Giant left hook for Buzukja. Matthews closes the distance and locks him up. He takes him down by the cage. Matthews tries to take Buzukja’s back, but falls off. They scramble back to the feet and the fight resumes striking. Good work to the body by Buzukja. Matthews with right hand. The bell rings.
Crawford, 35, has won titles at super lightweight and lightweight in addition to welterweight, capturing the latter after moving up in 2018. The Omaha, Nebraska, fighter became the first male boxer to become the undisputed champion in two divisions in the four-belt era.
Crawford struck early with a shocking knockdown in the second round off a beautiful counter jab that stunned Spence. "Bud" remained in control over the course of the next five rounds with incredible accuracy and consistent pop behind his shots.
Integral to the deal were the fighters' respective advisors. Haymon and Hinson, who have a long-standing relationship, worked together on the second and third heavyweight title fights between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder.
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford defended his belt on Saturday in Las Vegas, defeating Shawn Porter by 10th-round TKO after Porter's corner threw in the towel. After the fight, Porter announced he was retiring from boxing. Crawford called out fellow welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. to the delight of every fan of the sport. Will he get that fight?
"On July 29, I’m going to put on a tremendous performance and become the undisputed king of the welterweight division. This is truly going to be a night to remember, one where history is made, and I want everyone to be a part of it."
Round 6: Spence backing up with Crawford on the offensive. He wants to land in close but Crawford’s counters keep backing him up. spence vs crawford stats scores with a combination. Crawford cracks him with a jab. Spence warned for a low shot again. Crawford doing an excellent job of staying right at the edge of Spence’s punches. Spence sticking with body work. He’s trying to muck this fight up. Crawford’s double jab scores again. Then a left uppercut to Spence.
"You see what I did compared to what he did," Crawford said, referring to Spence's split-decision victory over Porter. "Who's No. 1 in the welterweight division now? You know who I want. I've been calling him out all day. Maybe Spence will get his tail out of his butt and fight me."
Errol Spence has long wanted to move to super welterweight, 153 pounds. It’s reported that if the clause is activated, the winner of the first fight, Crawford in our case, gets to decide the weight. If Crawford wants to fight Spence again, he could do so at 153 if he chooses. If Crawford doesn’t and wants to move on to the better names on the list, he can insist on fighting and defending his titles at 147. Spence may then decide that the fight is not for him and move on to super welterweight.
Paul, 26, came in with boxing wins over former UFC champions Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley (two, including one by knockout), plus another knockout over former MMA champion Ben Askren. He has been a pro boxer since 2020. Diaz, 38, was making his professional boxing debut. The bout was contested at 185 pounds, the heaviest weight Diaz has fought at in his long career.
"I only dreamed of being a world champion," Crawford said. "I’m an over-achiever. Nobody believed in me when I was coming up, but I made everybody a believer. I want to thank Spence and his team because without him none of this would have been possible."
Result: Caolan Loughran def. Angel Pacheco via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) Photos: Caolan Loughran def. Angel Pacheco at UFC on ESPN 54: Best photos Records: Loughran (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Pacheco (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Division: Bantamweight Broadcast: ESPN+ Referee: Vitor Ribeiro Judging: Adrian Castro, Eric Colon 30-27. David Tirelli 30-26."I want to give honour to God, because without him none of this would be possible," Bud tells Showtime. "I only dreamed of being a world champion. No one believed in me when I was coming up, but I made everyone believe.
Crawford quickly established himself among the 147-pound elite. In October 2018, he stopped the previously unbeaten Jose Benavidez Jr. in the 12th round. He followed that up with a sixth-round TKO win over two-division champ Amir Khan in April 2019. Crawford ended the year with a ninth-round TKO of then-unbeaten slugger Egidijus Kavaliauskas in December. In November 2020, he powered through former champion Kell Brook inside four rounds.
Round 2 – Huge right hand for Buzukja connects. Again, Matthews is the one moving forward, but Buzukja is landing the bigger shots of the fight. Matthews with a big shot. Leg hand for Buzukja. Buzukja starting to move forward a bit. Another left connects for Buzukja. Matthews with a one, two. Oh! Giant left hook for Buzukja. Matthews closes the distance and locks him up. He takes him down by the cage. Matthews tries to take Buzukja’s back, but falls off. They scramble back to the feet and the fight resumes striking. Good work to the body by Buzukja. Matthews with right hand. The bell rings.
Crawford, 35, has won titles at super lightweight and lightweight in addition to welterweight, capturing the latter after moving up in 2018. The Omaha, Nebraska, fighter became the first male boxer to become the undisputed champion in two divisions in the four-belt era.
Crawford struck early with a shocking knockdown in the second round off a beautiful counter jab that stunned Spence. "Bud" remained in control over the course of the next five rounds with incredible accuracy and consistent pop behind his shots.
Integral to the deal were the fighters' respective advisors. Haymon and Hinson, who have a long-standing relationship, worked together on the second and third heavyweight title fights between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder.
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford defended his belt on Saturday in Las Vegas, defeating Shawn Porter by 10th-round TKO after Porter's corner threw in the towel. After the fight, Porter announced he was retiring from boxing. Crawford called out fellow welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. to the delight of every fan of the sport. Will he get that fight?
"On July 29, I’m going to put on a tremendous performance and become the undisputed king of the welterweight division. This is truly going to be a night to remember, one where history is made, and I want everyone to be a part of it."
Round 6: Spence backing up with Crawford on the offensive. He wants to land in close but Crawford’s counters keep backing him up. spence vs crawford stats scores with a combination. Crawford cracks him with a jab. Spence warned for a low shot again. Crawford doing an excellent job of staying right at the edge of Spence’s punches. Spence sticking with body work. He’s trying to muck this fight up. Crawford’s double jab scores again. Then a left uppercut to Spence.
"You see what I did compared to what he did," Crawford said, referring to Spence's split-decision victory over Porter. "Who's No. 1 in the welterweight division now? You know who I want. I've been calling him out all day. Maybe Spence will get his tail out of his butt and fight me."
Errol Spence has long wanted to move to super welterweight, 153 pounds. It’s reported that if the clause is activated, the winner of the first fight, Crawford in our case, gets to decide the weight. If Crawford wants to fight Spence again, he could do so at 153 if he chooses. If Crawford doesn’t and wants to move on to the better names on the list, he can insist on fighting and defending his titles at 147. Spence may then decide that the fight is not for him and move on to super welterweight.
Paul, 26, came in with boxing wins over former UFC champions Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley (two, including one by knockout), plus another knockout over former MMA champion Ben Askren. He has been a pro boxer since 2020. Diaz, 38, was making his professional boxing debut. The bout was contested at 185 pounds, the heaviest weight Diaz has fought at in his long career.
"I only dreamed of being a world champion," Crawford said. "I’m an over-achiever. Nobody believed in me when I was coming up, but I made everybody a believer. I want to thank Spence and his team because without him none of this would have been possible."
