Today (June 28th) is the six-year anniversary of Terence Crawford’s first defense of the WBO lightweight title that he’d won against Ricky Burns. Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs) took the title from Burns on the road in Scotland, and got to defend his belt in front of his home fans in Omaha, Nebraska against then unbeaten Cuban power puncher Yuriorkis Gamboa.
Fans who either attended the event or watched on HBO were treated to an outstanding nine-round thriller. Crawford put Gamboa down four times, including twice in the ninth round to get the knockout win, but it was not an easy victory.