The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will host one of the most anticipated fights in recent years from Saturday to Sunday (02:00, Fight Sports). Errol Spence (28-0-0, 22 KO) and Terence Crawford (39-0-0, 30 KO) will unify the welterweight division, the former putting his WBC, WBA and IBF belts on the line, and the latter the the WBO. After many negotiations, the clash is a reality. The order of exit to the ring will be chosen by flipping a coin because the fighters have not reached an agreement. On the main card will be the Spanish Sergio García (34-2-0, 14 KO) on his return to the United States.
The welterweight unification between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford is one of the most demanded by fans. After a long time of negotiations (more than a year), the teams of both fighters reached an agreement to make this fight a reality. And the time has come. This morning, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the four division belts will be at stake. Spence will play the WBC, WBA and IBF and Crawford the WBO. It has cost so much to reach an agreement that the starting order will be decided by tossing a coin. Spence shared that after unification, he intends to move up to super welterweight. The rematch clause will allow the winner of the match to decide at what weight the second clash will be.
Errol Spence has been through a lot of hardships during his career. He suffered a car accident that left him in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a few days with serious injuries. He lost control of his vehicle and was ejected for not wearing a seat belt. It took a year to be able to sparring again. Before the accident, The Truth He already had the WBC and IBF welterweight belts in his possession. In August 2021, a detached retina in his left eye ruined his fight with Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs). He had to retire from combat if he did not want to lose his eye and he underwent emergency surgery. The doctors said that this injury could have come as a result of the accident and of the two fights that he did later to defend his belts and add the WBA of the division. Currently, he has not climbed for more than a year, since he got his last title. “I am going to win because I am the better fighter of the two, both mentally and physically. I am more resistant and I am going to disarm him, and then break his will. People will be talking about this fight 30 or 40 years from now, remembering a legendary fight,” Spence said at the press conference.
Terence Crawford hasn’t had an easy life either. Boxing saved him from the street and from bad meetings, but before he had to go through unpleasant experiences. When I was younger, Bud he won a game of craps and was in his truck counting what he had collected. One of his opponents shot him through the glass. This saved her life, since her bullet hit him in the head, but the glass of the vehicle weakened her and did not do any damage. Crawford became world champion in three different weight divisions (lightweight, superlight – it was undisputed – and welterweight). In June 2018 he put on the welterweight belt and has defended it to this day. He didn’t want to leave last year blank and made a defense against David Avanesyan (29-4-1, 17 KO) in December. He knocked him out in the sixth round. “I don’t go out looking for the KO. I go out to fight looking to win. If he gets smart, he’ll be the next to go. I’m better than Errol in every way. I will shut up all those who doubt me when the time comes to fight. I will show them that I am the best fighter on the planet,” Crawford replied.
Sergio García will open the billboard
On this same evening, the Spanish Sergio García will return to the United States. The four-time European champion will face the Cuban Yoenis Tellez (5-0-0, 4 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight bout that will open the event’s main card. His rival was going to be the American Jesús Ramos (20-0-0, 16 KO), but he had to withdraw due to a hand injury.
The Spaniard stormed the United States in 2018 and lost his undefeated record, racking up two straight losses. The first was against one of the promises of the moment, Sebastián Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KO) by a controversial unanimous decision. The next one was four months later against former world champion Tony Harrison (29-3-1, 23 KO), who managed to prevail on points. It is the great opportunity to The boy to succeed and does not plan to waste it.