Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter

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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter
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DateSeptember 28, 2019
Venue Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBC and IBF welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Errol Spence Jr. Shawn Porter
Nickname "The Truth" "Showtime"
Hometown Dallas, Texas, U.S. Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Pre-fight record 25–0 (21 KO) 30–2–1 (17 KO)
Age 29 years, 6 months 31 years, 11 months
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 147 lb (67 kg) 147 lb (67 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition IBF
Welterweight Champion
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
TBRB
No. 2 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
WBC
Welterweight Champion
The Ring
No. 4 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring
No. 5 Ranked Welterweight
Result
Spence Jr. wins via 12-round split decision (116–111, 112–115, 116–111)

Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter was a professional boxing match contested on September 28, 2019, for the WBC and IBF welterweight championship.

Contents

Spence Jr. won the fight via split decision, with two scorecards reading 116–111 for Spence Jr., and the third 115–112 for Porter. [1]

Background

The event took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. [2] [3]

Spence was the 1 to 9 favourite to win, with Porter as a 5 to 1 underdog. [4]

The fight

Spence Jr. and Porter participated in a frenetic encounter from start to finish, with one CBS analyst declaring it a "fight of the year candidate". [1]

Porter started fast, sometimes overwhelming Spence Jr. in the early rounds. Spence Jr., however, began attacking Porter's body and was able to slowly gain a slight edge on the judges' scorecards. With the fight still close, Spence Jr. landed a short left hook to Porter's chin in round eleven, causing Porter's glove to touch the canvas and scoring the only knockdown of the fight. Porter remained on his feet and received an eight-count by referee Jack Reiss before resuming the contest, finishing the round and engaging in an action-packed twelfth and final round.

In the end, Spence Jr. was given a split decision win on the official scorecards, with Filipino judge Rey Danseco and Steve Weisfeld had it 116–111 for him and Larry Hazzard Jr tallied 115–112 for Porter. [5] Spence Jr. won Porter's WBC title and successfully defended his IBF title for the fourth time.

Fight card

Confirmed bouts: [6] [7] [8]

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Flag of Mexico.svg Lindolfo Delgado def. Flag of Mexico.svg Jesus Zazueta AnayaKO6/61:59 [9]
PPV bouts
Welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Errol Spence Jr. (c) def. Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Porter (c) SD12/12 Note 1
Super middleweight Flag of the United States.svg David Benavidez def. Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Dirrell (c) KO9/121:39 Note 2
Super lightweight Flag of the United States.svg Mario Barrios def. Flag of Russia.svg Batyr Akhmedov UD12/12 Note 3
Welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Josesito Lopez def. Flag of the United States.svg John Molina Jr. KO8/100:39
Fox Sports 1 Preliminary bouts
Welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Robert Guerrero def. Flag of the United States.svg Gerald ThomasUD10/10
Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Joey Spencerdef. Flag of the United States.svg Travis GambardellaKO3/40:53
Live Streamed Preliminary bouts
Super featherweight Flag of the United States.svg José Valenzuela def. Flag of the United States.svg Charles ClarkKO1/41:06
Super middleweight Flag of Mexico.svg Misael Rodriguez def. Flag of the United States.svg Brandon MaddoxKO3/81:13
Welterweight Flag of Argentina.svg Fabián Maidana def. Flag of Mexico.svg Ramses AgatonKO1/82:07
Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Leon Lawson IIIdef. Flag of Mexico.svg Alan ZavalaKO2/82:27
Welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Olveradef. Flag of the United States.svg Amon RashidiUD8/8
Featherweight Flag of the United States.svg Juan Antonio Lopezdef. Flag of Mexico.svg Fernando GarciaUD8/8
Light heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Burley Brooksdef. Flag of Mexico.svg Fabian ValdezKO1/62:35

^Note 1 For WBC, and IBF welterweight titles
^Note 2 For WBC super middleweight title
^Note 3 For vacant WBA (Regular) super lightweight title

Broadcasting

The fight was telecast on Fox Sports pay per view in the United States, Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and via FITE TV on pay per view outside of North America.

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sky Sports [10]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States FOX Sports
Worldwide (unsold markets) FITE TV

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Errol Spence Jr. earns split decision win over Shawn Porter to unify welterweight titles". www.cbssports.com. CBS Sports . Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  2. "Errol Spence Jr. to face Shawn Porter in welterweight unification fight this September". cbssports.com. CBS Sports . Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. "Fight Night SAT, SEP 28, 2019 9pm ET Eastern Time/ 6pm PT Pacific Time Staples Center, Los Angeles, California". premierboxingchampions.com. Premier Boxing Champions . Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  4. Anson Wainwright (24 September 2019). "Fights Picks: Errol Spence vs. Shawn Porter". ringtv.com. The Ring. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. "Errol Spence Jr v Shawn Porter: Texan wins IBF & WBC welterweight unification fight". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  6. "BoxRec - event".
  7. PBC ON FOX (28 September 2019). "Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter EXCLUSIVE PRELIM BOUTS". youtube.com. Youtube. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  8. "Spence-Porter Undercard Results". fightnews.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  9. "Lindolfo Delgado vs. Jesus Zazueta Anaya". www.tapology.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  10. "Errol Spence Jr vs Shawn Porter: World title unification clash live on Sky Sports presented by Premier Boxing Champions". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
Preceded by Errol Spence Jr.'s bouts
28 September 2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Shawn Porter's bouts
28 September 2019
Succeeded by