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A busy Saturday in the boxing world concludes inside Madison Square Garden, where undefeated Terence Crawford (30-0, 21 KO’s) puts his WBO and WBC 140-pound titles on the line against 2008 Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz (19-1, 9 KO’s).
Entering his ninth consecutive world title fight, “Bud” is regarded as a monster favorite, but Diaz believes his style could make him a problem.
“Obviously, he is the champion and he is the best, but I feel I have the experience to beat Terence Crawford,” said the 33-year-old. “Terence hasn’t really fought anyone that would give him problems stylistically, so I feel that I can cause problems for him.”
Ultimately, though, Crawford has sliced his way through the division with aplomb, and Diaz isn’t likely to give him much more trouble than any of his previous opponents. Nevertheless, it’s a world title fight, it’s the next step for a 29-year-old star quickly climbing the pound-for-pound rankings, and it’s a good chance to see one of the best in the sport.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch:
Terence Crawford vs. Felix Diaz Viewing Info
Date: Saturday, May 20, 2017
Start Time, United States: The televised portion of the card starts at 10:15 p.m. ET. Raymundo Beltran vs. Jonathan Maicelo will go first, then Crawford vs. Diaz
Start Time, United Kingdom: The televised portion of the card starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 21.
TV Channel, United States: HBO East (10:15 p.m. ET), HBO West (10:15 p.m. PT), HBO Latino East (10:15 p.m. ET), HBO Latino West (10:15 p.m. PT)
TV Channel, United Kingdom: BT Sport 1 or BoxNation
Live Stream, United States: Sling TV. You can click here for a complete rundown of live stream information
Live Stream, United Kingdom: BTSport.com or BoxNation
Fight Card
Super Featherweight: Henry Lebron vs. Johnny Estrada
Featherweight: Shakur Stevenson vs. Carlos Gaston Suarez
Light Heavyweight: Steven Nelson vs. Gilberto Rubio
Super Welterweight: Tong Hui Li vs. Daniel Calzada
Lightweight: Teofimo Lopez vs. Ronald Rivas
Super Lightweight: Fazliddin Gaibnazarov vs. Agustine Mauras
Welterweight: Konstantin Ponomarev vs. Ed Paredes
Lightweight: Raymundo Beltran vs. Jonathan Maicelo
Super Lightweight: Terence Crawford vs. Felix Diaz