RUSSELL STOPS ESCANDON

Gary Russell Jr. had a successful homecoming in front of a nearly sold out crowd as he defended his WBC Featherweight World title with a seventh-round stoppage against the very tough, strong-willed Columbian Oscar Escandon in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

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CRAWFORD STOPS DIAZ IN TEN

Unified junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford might be the best fighter in the world. Crawford dominated a solid opponent in Felix Diaz, winning every round en route to a tenth round TKO.   Although Diaz was game in the first couple of rounds, it didn’t take long for Crawford to make adjustments and start taking over…