So I saw it:

Benavidez Jr. showed courage in standing face to face with the champion and endured a total of 12 rounds. It was precisely in the last round of the fight that Crawford decided he did not want to leave the decision in the hands of the judges, despite having made better combat than his challenger, and released his fists to provoke a technical KO.

Terence Crawford has a record of 33-0 with 24 KOs, and is the clear favorite in the bout. The Nebraska fighter will be backed by his people and confident of victory.

His rival is Mexican-American Jose Benavidez Jr. (27-0, 18 KO). The boxer also undefeated and during the weeks leading up to the fight he was in charge of bruising Crawford's pride before going into the ring with insults.

Every time that Crawford and Benavidez see each other's faces, insults and the exchange of words are obligatory, which is to be expected before a fight, but in this case the enmity seems genuine.

"I do not like him, he's not the best and I'm going to show him,"

said Benavidez. "He talks a lot of trash about me and has not fought with someone of renown."