• Crawford retains title and casts doubt on Khan’s explanation
Amir Khan spent nearly the entirety of Saturday night’s doomed challenge for Terence Crawford’s WBO welterweight title on the defensive after he was floored and nearly stopped in the opening round. And so it continued for the former two-times junior welterweight champion in the post-fight press conference that often felt like a deposition as Khan, whose marked-up face told the grim tale of the evening, found himself on the back foot once more amid a flurry of inquiries over the controversial finish.
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Written by Bryan Armen Graham at Madison Square Garden
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/21/amir-khan-terence-crawford-boxing-welterweight-title-low-blow-controversy under the title “Amir Khan denies ‘quit’ claim and says Terence Crawford won with low blow”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
