Terence Crawford vs. Felix Diaz: LIVE Round By Round Scorecard, TV Channel, Actual Start Time For Boxing Event

Recap: In clinical fashion, Terence Crawford (31-0, 22 KOs) made easy work of Felix Diaz (19-2, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, with Diaz's corner throwing in the towel to end the fight after the 10th round. The TKO win for Crawford may possibly set up a unification bout for his many super lighweight titles.

Diaz's vision seemed to be impaired due to the accumulation of punches by Crawford, who continued to prove he's among the best boxers in the world. Diaz, a southpaw, stayed on his feet for the entire fight and showed some flashes of hurting Crawford but he simply didn't seem to have enough against the powerful Crawford.

Crawford used the southpaw stance for essentially the entire fight. According to CompuBox, Crawford landed 139 of his 235 power shots, for an impressive 59 percent. Diaz landed 58 punches on 285 thrown.

The jab was particularly effective for Crawford. It was a convincing victory despite some flurries by Diaz.

"I came out southpaw because I do what I want in there. This is my ring," said Crawford.

Preview: Terence Crawford (30-0, 21 KOs) defends his unified WBO, WBC and Ring Magazine super lightweight titles against former Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz (19-1, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Crawford, 29, is among boxing's best pound-for-pound fighters. The Omaha, Nebraska, native last fought in December, defeating John Molina Jr. by technical knockout. He fights from both a southpaw and orthodox stance.

Read: Crawford Tops Boxing Rankings

Diaz is a crafty veteran who has won his last two fights after a tight decision defeat to highly regarded Lamont Peterson in October 2015. The 33-year-old southpaw is listed at 5-foot-5 and is known for his endurance and hard chin. New York has a large Dominican Republic population so Diaz might have a strong number of fans on his side.

Las Vegas oddsmakers give Crawford the big edge, with Westgate Casino listing him as a 1/30 favorite on Friday.

The three judges are Glenn Feldman, Julie Lederman and Steve Weisfeld. The referee is Steve Willis.

HBO owns the broadcast rights to the fight. The main event is expected to begin at close to 11:15 p.m. ET.

Here is how International Business Times scores the Crawford-Diaz 12-round fight:

Round 1

Crawford starts with a southpaw stance in a mostly quiet first half of the round. Diaz had a moment in which he showed he can get inside and land a punch. Not much to report in the round other than Crawford did a better job controlling the pace. Crawford proved he has a better jab in the round.

Crawford, 10-9

Round 2

Diaz went down in the first 30 seconds but it was called a trip and not a knockdown. Crawford remained the aggressor. Diaz has held his ground and even landed a decent left, but Diaz was also able to land some good punches at the end of the round. A right hook connected well on Crawford. Close round.

Diaz, 10-9

Round 3

Good flurry at the start of the round, with Crawford coming out on the winning end of it. Diaz has lunged at Crawford and was able to land a right hook. However, this round belongs to Crawford. He's been very accurate and showed off his uppercuts and overhand rights.

Crawford, 10-9

Round 4

Great jabs by Crawford for most of the round. Diaz lunging resulted in a headbutt that prompted Willis to stop the fight for a moment. Crawford has been smart with his uppercut. Diaz is absorbing good punches from Crawford.

Crawford, 10-9

Round 5

Once again, Crawford effectively established his jab in the round and then used a good right. Diaz doesn't seem to be in the fight. He can't seem to defend himself against the jab. Crawford shows his brilliant defense in the round, as well.

Crawford, 10-9

Round 6

Body shots are probably Diaz because he doesn't seem to take any chances. Crawford toyed with Diaz in the round. He even started tapping Diaz on the head to lure him to punch. Crawford landed some excellent punches in the round. This is all Crawford.

Crawford, 10-9

Round 7

This is all Crawford. But Diaz came back in the first half of the round. He landed some excellent punches and seem to sting Crawford including an overhand left. It woke Crawford up a bit to make it by far the most exciting round of the fight. Crawford stuck his tongue out at Diaz on more than one occasion. Crawford came back and landed some good punches, too.

Diaz, 10-9

Round 8

First half of the round is all Crawford. Diaz still absorbing the punches, particularly a right hook. Crawford landed a great body shot that seemed to hurt Diaz. Diaz finished the round well, but this fight remains Crawford.

Crawford, 10-9

Round 9

This is a methodical, one-sided fight. Crawford remains smart with how he lands punches. There isn't enough from Diaz to show that this fight should continue. Crawford is dishing out a lot of punches and he's effectively landing them.

Crawford, 10-9

Round 10

Doctors allowed Diaz to continue to fighting. Crawford has taken advantage of Diaz's lack of vision and this is a clinical fight. Once again, Crawford is embarrassing Diaz by tapping him on his head. This round, and this fight as a whole, has been an example of Crawford outsmarting his opponent. These punches are accumulating. Near the end of the round, Crawford punished Diaz.

The fight is called by the Diaz corner! It's a TKO win for Crawford!