Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter
| Date | September 28, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | Unification match for the WBC, and IBF welterweight titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | |||||||||||||||||||
| Spence Jr. defeated Porter by split decision (116–111, 116–111, 112–115) | |||||||||||||||||||
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
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
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
| 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 |  Fabian Andres 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 |
^Note 1 For WBC, and IBF welterweight titles
^Note 3 For vacant WBA (Regular) super lightweight title
References
- ^ "Errol Spence Jr. to face Shawn Porter in welterweight unification fight this September". cbssports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Fight Night SAT, SEP 28, 2019 9pm ET Eastern Time/ 6pm PT Pacific Time Staples Center, Los Angeles, California". premierboxingchampions.com. Premier Boxing Champions. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ a b "Errol Spence Jr. earns split decision win over Shawn Porter to unify welterweight titles". www.cbssports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "Spence-Porter Undercard Results". fightnews.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "Lindolfo Delgado vs. Jesus Zazueta Anaya". www.tapology.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.