On December 14, 2019, Terence Crawford defeated Egidijus Kavaliauskas by TKO in the 9th round in a 12-round welterweight world title bout at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, USA. Crawford was hurt early and even dropped (ruled a slip), but he took control in the second half, dropped Kavaliauskas three times (once in round 7 and twice in round 9) before the referee stopped the fight to give Crawford the stoppage victory.