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Terrence Crawford crumpled Shawn Porter in the 10th round to triumph by technical knockout on Saturday night, finally teeing-up an Errol Spence super-fight.
Crawford (38-0) retained his WBO welterweight title and extended his streak of stoppages to nine in front of a sold-out 11,568 crowd at Mandalay Bay.
Crawford knocked Porter off his feet early in the 10th with a left uppercut before adding an exclamation point with a devastating right hook to the temple, followed by a left hook to the face.
Terence Crawford remains the welterweight champions after flooring Shawn Porter
Porter announced his retirement moments after the fight, unwilling to take on a rematch
Porter's father threw the towel in to setup a massive fight with Errol Spence for Crawford
Then the towel came flying in, ruefully chucked by Porter's trainer and father, forcing referee Celestino Ruiz to stop the fight. Porter stunned reporters by announcing his retirement from boxing at his post-fight press conference.
'I know I caught him with a good uppercut and then when I caught him with another left