Английская Википедия:Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford

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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford, billed as Undefeated. Undisputed. Unprecedented., was a welterweight professional boxing match contested in the welterweight division 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.

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.[1] The fight reportedly sold 700,000 PPV buys, generating over $59 million in revenue. It also generated over $20 million from ticket sales.[2][3]

Background and buildup

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.[4] In April 2019, Crawford defeated English boxer Amir Khan via technical knockout and called out Spence to a bout.[5] In November 2020, Crawford defeated Kell Brook, the first common opponent between Spence and Crawford, via technical knockout. Crawford called out Spence once again.[6] In April 2022, Spence returned from a career-threatening surgery after he was involved in a single-vehicle accident in October 2019.[7] He defeated Cuban boxer Yordenis Ugás via technical knockout and proceeded to call out Crawford.[8]

In September 2022, Spence and Crawford were on the verge of a deal after months of negotiations for November 19.[9] However, negotiations collapsed at the 11th hour.[10] On October 20, Crawford told ESPN;Шаблон:Cquote

That same day, Spence replied on Twitter stating;

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In December, Crawford defeated Russian boxer Avanesyan via knockout.[11] 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.[12]

On May 23, ESPN reported that Spence vs Crawford agreed to a July 29 deal fight for the undisputed welterweight championship in Las Vegas.[13] 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.[14]

Fight card

Weight class vs Method Round Time Notes
Main Card (PPV)
Welterweight Terence Crawford (c) def. Errol Spence Jr. (c) TKO 9/12 2:32 Шаблон:Ref
Lightweight Isaac Cruz def. Giovanni Cabrera SD 12 Шаблон:Ref
Bantamweight Alexandro Santiago def. Nonito Donaire UD 12 Шаблон:Ref
Junior middleweight Yoenis Tellez def. Sergio García TKO 3/10 2:01
Preliminary Card
Super middleweight Steven Nelson def. Rowdy Legend Montgomery UD 10
Lightweight Jabin Chollet def. Michael Portales TKO 2/6
Super featherweight Justin Viloria def. Pedro Penunuri Borgaro TKO 4/6 0:41
Lightweight Demler Zamora def. Nikolai Buzolin UD 8
Welterweight Deshawn Prather def. Kevin Ceja Ventura UD 6

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Broadcasting

Country/Region Broadcaster
Free Cable TV PPV Stream
United States (host) colspan="2" Шаблон:N/a Showtime PPV
Australia colspan="2" Шаблон:N/a Main Event
France Шаблон:N/a RMC Sport Шаблон:N/a RMC BFM Play
Ireland colspan="2" rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/a TNT Sports Box Office
United Kingdom
Japan colspan="1" Шаблон:N/a Wowow colspan="1" Шаблон:N/a Wowow on Demand
Latin America Шаблон:N/a ESPN Шаблон:N/a Star+
Mexico Azteca 7 colspan="2" Шаблон:N/a TV Azteca Deportes
Panama RPC colspan="2" Шаблон:N/a Medcom GO
Poland TVP Sport colspan="2" Шаблон:N/a TVP Go
Sub-saharan Africa Шаблон:N/a SuperSport Шаблон:N/a DStv Now
Worldwide (unsold markets) colspan="2" rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/a FITEШаблон:Efn
Fight Sports

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