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LAS VEGAS -- Its a fight few people will see, which says nothing about the talents of Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol.Both are 140-pound champions. Both have been in 28 pro fights and won every one of them.And both could be in line for a nice payday against Manny Pacquiao should they win Saturday night.That would ordinarily make their super lightweight showdown a fight boxing fans dont want to miss. This being boxing, though, a lot of fans figure to do just that.A fight that should expose two talented fighters to a bigger audience wont get wide notice because fans will have to pay $49.95 to see it. Promoter Bob Arum couldnt sell it to HBO, so it will be on pay-per-view and even Arum doesnt expect many people to buy it.The crowd at the MGM Grand doesnt figure to be very big, either, though both fighters view this fight as their biggest yet.If Im going to solidify my position as the new face of boxing it starts by unifying the 140-pound division, Crawford said.The lack of attention aside, the fight could help Crawford do just. A win could get him a match with Pacquiao, who has set a Nov. 5 date for his return but has yet to select an opponent.Postol could be that opponent, too, and he already has some experience against Pacquiao, sparring with him in the Philippines and at trainer Freddie Roachs gym in Hollywood.Postol is coming off an upset stoppage of Lucas Matthysse that gave him a piece of the 140-pound title, and Roach is hoping for big things from the native of Ukraine who now lives in Los Angeles.When someone like Viktor comes in daily and gives you everything in the gym you cannot help but root for him, Roach said. I was so happy for him when he knocked out Matthysse to win the world title. I have been in the game a long time but the night Viktor became world champion was one of the greatest victories of my training career.Postol, whose wife gave birth to twins this week while he was away training, wasnt on anyones radar until he scored a knockout win over Selcut Aydin in May 2014. That fight moved him into a mandatory contender position, eventually bringing on a fight for the vacant title against Matthysse.Matthysse, a feared puncher, was the favorite but Postol used his size and reach to outbox him before finally stopping him in the 10th round last October to raise his record to 28-0 with 12 knockouts.Crawford is also 28-0, and a budding star. The Nebraska fighter has both power and the ability to switch from conventional to southpaw styles at will, a tactic that has frustrated his recent opponents.Still, hes relatively unknown outside of avid boxing fans, something that could change if he beats Postol and is given a shot against Pacquiao. Crawford will face a taller fighter with more reach in Postol, something he said doesnt bother him.Ive been short for 28 years and I havent been stopped yet, he said. Postol is nothing to me. Hes just another guy that Im fighting. Jonathan Vilma Jersey . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. 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MADRID -- A man was stabbed during an altercation between fans ahead of Tuesdays Champions League match between Sevilla and Juventus, Spanish authorities said.Seville police said the unidentified man was injured during a confrontation at a bar near the city center and hospitalized.The man was in stable condition and his injuries were not life threatening.At least two other people sustained minor injuries in the violence late Monday.Authorities said the fighting began after a group of Sevilla fans attacked the Juventus supporters in the southern Spanish city. Police had to intervene to end the altercation. No arrests were immediately made.Witnesses told Spanish media that less than 10 Juventus supporters were inside the bar when a large group of Sevilla fans started throwing rocks and other objects toward them. Some made it inside the establishment and the fighting ensued.Sevilla released a statement lamenting the violence involving alleged Sevilla suppporters.dddddddddddd It said it has asked authorities to provide information about the suspects to see if any of them are club members.Sevilla President Jose Castro said the violence hurt the clubs image.Sevilla has worked hard over the years to become a respected club because of its successes on the field, Castro said. We should be here talking about football, about being part of the elite in the Champions League. Its a shame to be here talking about anything else other than the teams chances of making it to the last 16.Sevilla, the Europa League champion the last three years, needs at least a draw against Juventus to secure a spot in the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since 2010.More than 800 security personnel are expected to work Tuesdays game at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium in Seville. ' ' '