Husker Nation was out in support of a home-state athlete in one of the biggest boxing matches of the year on Saturday night. Omaha, Nebraska’s Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford defeated Errol Spence Jr. by TKO in the ninth round to become the undisputed welterweight champion.
The victory moves Crawford to 40-0 (31 KO) all-time. He became the first undisputed welterweight champion in the four-belt era with the win.
Crawford was dominant throughout the fight, knocking down Spence in Round 2 and twice in Round 7. During his post-fight in-ring interview, Crawford talked about his dream of becoming a world champion.
“Like I said before, I only dreamed of being a world champion. I’m an overachiever. Nobody believed in me when I was coming up, but I made everybody a believer. And I want to thank Spence and his team, like I told him, because without him none of this would be possible for me.”
Crawford is currently ranked as ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. There were numerous reactions from Husker Nation. Find a sample of those reactions below.