Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford

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Undefeated. Undisputed. Unprecedented.
Errol Spence Jr vs Terence Crawford Official On-site Poster.jpeg
DateJuly 29, 2023
Venue T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada
Title(s) on the line WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and vacant The Ring/TBRB undisputed welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Errol Spence Jr. Terence Crawford
Nickname "The Truth" "Bud"
Hometown Dallas, Texas Omaha, Nebraska
Pre-fight record 28–0 (22 KO) 39–0 (30 KO)
Age 33 years, 4 months 35 years, 10 months
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1] 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) [2]
Weight 147 lb (67 kg)146+3⁄4 lb (67 kg)
Style Southpaw Southpaw [lower-alpha 1]
Recognition WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF
Welterweight Champion
The Ring/TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring No. 4 ranked pound-for-pound fighter		 WBO
Welterweight Champion
The Ring/TBRB
No. 2 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion
Result
Crawford wins via 9th-round TKO

Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford, billed as Undefeated. Undisputed. Unprecedented., was a welterweight professional boxing match between unified WBA Super, WBC and IBF champion, Errol Spence Jr., and WBO champion, Terence Crawford. The fight took place on July 29, 2023 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Contents

Crawford defeated Spence via ninth-round technical knockout to become the first male to win the undisputed championship in two weight classes in the four belt era. [3] The fight reportedly sold 700,000 PPV buys, generating over $59 million in revenue. It also generated over $20 million from ticket sales. [4] [5]

Background

In November 2018, American professional boxers Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford came face to face at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. They exchanged words, expressing their desire to face each other. [6] In April 2019, Crawford defeated English boxer Amir Khan via technical knockout and called out Spence to a bout. [7] In November 2020, Crawford defeated Kell Brook, the first common opponent between Spence and Crawford, via technical knockout. Crawford called out Spence once again. [8] In April 2022, Spence returned from a career-threatening surgery after he was involved in a single-vehicle accident in October 2019. [9] He defeated Cuban boxer Yordenis Ugás via technical knockout and proceeded to call out Crawford. [10]

In September 2022, Spence and Crawford were on the verge of a deal after months of negotiations for November 19. [11] However, negotiations collapsed at the 11th hour. [12] On October 20, Crawford told ESPN;

"I agreed to all of their [B.S.] and they've been dragging their ass for months. Spence was nowhere to be found while I was trying to make the deal. I explained to Al Haymon and Errol that I was going to fight before the end of the year. ... David Avanesyan is a very tough task. He's knocked out his last six opponents and this guy is dangerous. Once I'm successful against Avanesyan, my plan is still the same: whup Errol Spence's ass." [13]

That same day, Spence replied on Twitter stating;

"[He's] been stalling for months I could’ve fought in November... been fighting at this weight for over a decade this shit ain’t easy or fun." [‡ 1] [‡ 2]

In December, Crawford defeated Russian boxer Avanesyan via knockout. [14] In March 2023, Spence and Crawford revealed that they had a roughly 30-minute phone call in February with getting the deal over the line after Spence appeared headed for a fight with American boxer Keith Thurman at 154 pounds. [15]

On May 23, ESPN reported that Spence vs Crawford agreed to a July 29 deal fight for the undisputed welterweight championship in Las Vegas. [16] On May 25, it was announced that Spence and Crawford would face each other on July 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada for the WBA Super, WBC, IBF and WBO welterweight titles. [17]

The fight

Crawford dominated and won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout to became the first undisputed welterweight champion since 2006 and the first male boxer in the four-belt era to claim undisputed championship status in two weight divisions. [18] By that point, he had out-landed Spence 185 to 96 in total punches and 98 to 63 in power punches. [19] Crawford was up 79–70 on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage. [20]

Aftermath

After the fight, the IBF ordered Crawford to face its interim champion, Jaron Ennis. Because Spence exercised his rematch clause with Crawford, the IBF stripped Crawford of the title and made Ennis the full champion on November 9, 2023. [21]

Fight card

Confirmed bouts: [22]

Weight classvsMethodRoundTimeNotes
Main Card (PPV)
Welterweight Terence Crawford (c)def. Errol Spence Jr. (c)TKO9/122:32 Note 1
Lightweight Isaac Cruz def.Giovanni CabreraSD12 Note 2
Bantamweight Alexandro Santiago def. Nonito Donaire UD12 Note 3
Junior middleweight Yoenis Tellezdef.Sergio GarciaTKO3/102:01
Preliminary Card
Super middleweight Steven Nelson def.Rowdy Legend MontgomeryUD10
LightweightJabin Cholletdef.Michael PortalesTKO2/6
Super featherweight Justin Viloriadef.Pedro Penunuri BorgaroTKO4/60:41
LightweightDemler Zamoradef.Nikolai BuzolinUD8
WelterweightDeshawn Pratherdef.Kevin Ceja VenturaUD6

^Note 1 For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and vacant The Ring welterweight titles
^Note 2 For WBC Silver and vacant WBO Latino lightweight title
^Note 3 For vacant WBC bantamweight title

Broadcasting

Country/RegionBroadcaster
Free Cable TV PPV Stream
United States (host)— Showtime PPV
Australia— Main Event
France— RMC Sport —RMC BFM Play
Ireland— TNT Sports Box Office
United Kingdom
Japan— Wowow —Wowow on Demand
Latin America— ESPN — Star+
Mexico Azteca 7 — TV Azteca Deportes
Panama RPC —Medcom GO
Poland TVP Sport — TVP Go
Sub-saharan Africa— SuperSport — DStv Now
Worldwide (unsold markets)— FITE [lower-alpha 2]
Fight Sports

Notes

  1. ↑ Listed by BoxRec as southpaw, but regularly switch-hits as an orthodox.
  2. ↑ Spence Jr. vs Crawford coverage on FITE only available in Albania, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji islands, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkiye, and Ukraine.

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  10. ↑ Agencies (April 17, 2022). "Errol Spence Jr stops Ugás to set up four-belt showdown with Terence Crawford". The Guardian .
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