Errol Spence Jr.
American boxer (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Errol Spence Jr. (born March 3, 1990)[3] is an American professional boxer. He is a former unified champion in the welterweight division, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles between 2017 and 2023. As an amateur, in the welterweight division, he won three consecutive United States national championships and represented the U.S. at the 2012 Olympics, where he reached the quarter-finals. In 2015, Spence was named Prospect of the Year by ESPN.[4]
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Born | (1990-03-03) March 3, 1990 (age 34) Long Island, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 72 in (183 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of May 2022, Spence is ranked as the world's third best active boxer, pound for pound, by ESPN,[5] fourth by The Ring magazine,[6] Boxing Writers Association of America[7] and TBRB,[8] and fifth by BoxRec.[9] He is also ranked as the world's second best active welterweight by The Ring,[10] and TBRB,[11] and second by BoxRec,[12] and ESPN.[13] His knockout-to-win ratio stands at 78%.[14]