Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter

Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter
Date	September 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
Boxer	Errol Spence Jr.
Nickname	The Truth
Hometown	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Pre-fight record	25–0 (21 KO)
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	147 lb (67 kg)
Style	Southpaw
Recognition	IBF welterweight champion; The Ring No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
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 welterweight championship unification match contested between IBF champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBC champion Shawn Porter.^[1] The event took place on September 28, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.^[2] Spence Jr. won the fight via split decision, with two scorecards reading 116–111 for Spence Jr., and the third 115–112 for Porter.^[3]

The fight[edit]

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".^[3] 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. Spence Jr. won Porter's WBC title and successfully defended his IBF title for the fourth time.

Television[edit]

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.

Fight card[edit]

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Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Errol Spence Jr. (c)	def.	Shawn Porter (c)	SD	12/12		^{Note 1}
Super middleweight	David Benavidez	def.	Anthony Dirrell (c)	KO	9/12	1:39	^{Note 2}
Super lightweight	Mario Barrios	def.	Batyr Akhmedov	UD	12/12		^{Note 3}
Welterweight	Josesito Lopez	def.	John Molina Jr.	KO	8/10	0:39
Welterweight	Robert Guerrero	def.	Gerald Thomas	UD	10/10
Welterweight	Fabián Maidana	def.	Ramses Agaton	KO	1/8	2:07
Welterweight	Alfonso Olvera	def.	Amon Rashidi	UD	8/8
Super middleweight	Misael Rodriguez	def.	Brandon Maddox	KO	3/8	1:13
Featherweight	Juan Antonio Lopez	def.	Fernando Garcia	UD	8/8
Middleweight	Leon Lawson III	def.	Alan Zavala	KO	2/8	2:27
Light heavyweight	Burley Brooks	def.	Fabian Valdez	KO	1/6	2:35
Welterweight	Lindolfo Delgado	def.	Jesus Zazueta Anaya	KO	6/6	1:59	^[5]
Middleweight	Joey Spencer	def.	Travis Gambardella	KO	3/4	0:53
Super featherweight	Jose Valenzuela	def.	Charles Clark	KO	1/4	1:06