Fight week is here. Terence “Bud” Crawford will defend his WBO welterweight world title in a legacy-defining super fight against “Showtime” Shawn Porter this Saturday, November 20 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Presented by Top Rank and TGB Promotions, Crawford-Porter will be a Top Rank PPV exclusively on ESPN+ in the United States at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Limited tickets are still available and can be purchased by visiting AXS.com.
Before Crawford and Porter touch gloves, the full suite of fight week events will stream live on Top Rank’s YouTube, Twitter and Facebook pages, in addition to various ESPN platforms.
New episodes of Top Rank Real Time, a behind-the-scenes look at the fighters and their camps, will premier every evening on Top Rank’s YouTube channel.
Thursday, November 18: Crawford vs. Porter Undercard Press Conference
4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT
Streaming on ESPN APP and Top Rank’s YouTube, Twitter & Facebook pages
Friday, November 19: Crawford vs. Porter Official Weigh-In
Undercard Fights (including PPV bouts)
4:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. PT
Live on Top Rank’s YouTube, Twitter & Facebook pages
Main Event
5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Live on ESPNews and Top Rank’s YouTube, Twitter & Facebook pages
Saturday, November 20: Crawford vs. Porter FIGHT DAY
Early Undercard Fights
6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT
Live and exclusively on ESPN APP (no paywall)
* Features rising junior lightweight Karlos Balderas and the professional debut of recent U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson in a welterweight bout.
Undercard Broadcast
7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
ESPN2 and ESPN+
* Isaac Dogboe-Christopher Diaz (10 rounds, featherweight) & Adam Lopez-Adan Ochoa II (8 rounds, featherweight).
PPV Broadcast
9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
CLICK HERE for ESPN+ Order Event Page
* PPV broadcast includes Crawford-Porter, a 12-round IBF middleweight title eliminator featuring unbeaten contenders Esquiva “La Pantera” Falcao and Patrice Volny, a 10-round middleweight tilt between rising star Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly and former world champion Hassan N’Dam, and an eight-round lightweight contest between Raymond “Danger” Muratalla and Elias “El Macho” Araujo.
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