Terrence Crawford convincingly stopped Errol Spence in his tracks after knocking him out in the ninth round of their title unification bout last Saturday at the World Welterweight Championship.
It was Spence's first loss in his professional career. Will he seek a rematch with the undefeated champion, especially with the fact that there is a rematch clause included in their bout?
Spence, nicknamed The Truth, said a rematch could happen, but he is not keen on another fight against his latest foe in the weight division they just competed at.
"Yeah, in my mind, it's my last fight at 147 lbs," he told reporters about his next plan.
"Hopefully the next one will be at 154."
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The 29-year-old also sounded off on how he lost to Crawford. He explained that he felt his opponent's power early on, and it did not help that his timing was not cooperating that night.
"I got a feel for his power in probably the first or second round," he said.
"He's a strong dude, but everybody at the top level has some type of power. I think because my timing was off, he was catching me in between shots."
Crawford open with the idea of fighting at 154
For his part, Crawford is not shying away from moving up in weight class, although he acknowledged that it would present harder challenges for him.
"147 pounds was kinda hard for me too," he said. "I was already talking about moving up and challenging [undisputed light-middleweight world champion] Jermell Charlo, so 154 pounds wouldn't be out of reach."
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