Terence Crawford stops Egidijus Kavaliauskas after shaky start to …

NEW YORK — Terence Crawford remains one of the best fighters on the planet.

On a night where he was expected to walk through his WBO mandatory challenger Egidijus Kavaliauskas, “Bud” got a little bit more than anticipated in his 147-pound competitor.

“He caught me with a good shot, but as you can see, I got up and stepped to him,” Crawford said.

Crawford vs. Kavaliauskas scorecard, live coverageR1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 Total Crawford 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 TKO 79 Kavaliauskas 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 9 72Crawford vs. Kavaliauskas card, resultsTerence Crawford (c) def.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas via ninth-round TKO — WBO welterweight titleTeofimo Lopez Jr. def.