Photo by Lawrence Lustig
Terence Crawford went to Scotland and earned a hard fought decision victory over hometown hero, Ricky Burns.
With the win, Crawford earns his first title, the WBO Lightweight championship.
Judges scores: UD 116-112 twice ,117-111 and new #WBO Lightweigh Champion @budcrawford402
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) March 1, 2014
"Terence [Crawford] went all the way to Scotland in a long trip & won the title. Terence will be a world champ for a long time." – @BobArum
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) March 1, 2014
@budcrawford402 congrats champ I told u after the first time we sparred u will be champion. Now raise to the top of boxing kid!!!
— Timothy Bradley Jr. (@Timbradleyjr) March 1, 2014