Errol Spence
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Name: Errol Spence Jr
Alias: The Truth
Hometown: Desoto, Texas, USA
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, USA
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 177cm
Reach: 183cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
- Trainer: Derrick James
- Manager: Al Haymon
- Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions (2012-2014)
Professional Record
Championship Record
- 7-1-0 (4 KO) in world championship bouts.
- 7-1-0 (4 KO) against former or current world champions.
- Won against Chris Algieri, Kell Brook, Lamont Peterson, Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter, Danny Garcia and Yordenis Ugas.
- Lost against Terence Crawford.
Variant Record
- Defeated 3 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Emmanuel Lartei Lartey, Carlos Ocampo and Mikey Garcia.
- Has a record of 2-0 (2 KO) in fights outside his native U.S.
Amateur Career
- 2008 United States National Golden Gloves participant in Grand Rapids, Michigan (69kg):
- Defeated Leandre White PTS
- Lost to Nick Brinson PTS
- 2008 United States National U-19 Championships Champion in Kansas City (69kg):
- Defeated Travis Peterkin 9:4
- Defeated Daniel Thomas RET 2
- Defeated Juan Heraldez 10:5
- 2008 World Youth Championships participant in Guadalajara, Mexico (69kg):
- Defeated Alex Theran (Colombia) 11.4
- Defeated Taras Makarov (Ukraine) 15:1
- Lost to Boturjon Mahmudov (Uzbekistan) 4:11
- 2009 United States National Golden Gloves Championships Gold medalist in Salt Lake City (69kg):
- Defeated Jose Bernal PTS
- Defeated David Grayton IV PTS
- Defeated John Zabala PTS
- Defeated Eduardo Alicea PTS
- Defeated Jovante Starks PTS
- 2009 United States National Championships Gold medalist in Denver (69kg):
- Defeated Greg Carter 9:3
- Defeated Julian Williams 10:5
- Defeated Richard Hardgraves 9:2
- Defeated Eduardo Alicea 7:2
- 2009 World Championships participant in Milan, Italy (69kg):
- Lost to Carlos Banteaux (Cuba) 1:11
- 2010 United States National Golden Gloves Silver medalist (69kg):
- Defeated Deandre Harris PTS
- Defeated Chris Pearson PTS
- Defeated Frank Gedeon RSC 2
- Defeated Javonn Barnes 5:0
- Lost to David Grayton IV 2:3
- 2010 Four Nations Tournament Gold Medalist in Berck-Sur-Mer, France (69kg):
- Defeated Jozsef Toth (Hungary) RET 2
- Defeated Taras Shelestyuk (Ukraine) 6:3
- 2011 1st Pan American Games Qualifier participant in Barquisimeto, Venezuela (69kg):
- Defeated Carl Heild (Bahamas) 14:3
- Lost to Brian Carlos Castano (Argentina) 11:20
- 2011 United States National Championships Gold Medalist in Colorado Springs (69kg):
- Defeated Darwin Price 10:3
- Defeated Boston Salmon RSC 2
- Defeated Willie Jones 21/12
- Defeated Luis Olivares 13:7
- 2011 United States Olympic Trials Gold Medalist (69kg):
- Defeated Samuel Vasquez 24:17
- Defeated Bryant Perrella 13:5
- Defeated Amir Imam 19:12
- Defeated Amir Imam 24:19
- 2011 World Championships quarter-finalist in Baku, Azerbaijan (69kg):
- Defeated Amin Ghasemipour (Iran) 28-10
- Defeated Custio Clayton (Canada) 18:9
- Defeated Balazs Bacskai (Hungary) 26:16
- Lost to Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) 10:20
- 2011 World Cup of Petroleum Countries Bronze medalist in Surgut, Russia (69kg):
- Defeated Romal Amanov (Azerbaijan) 25:5
- Lost to Sukhrob Shidayev (Russia) 12:12+
- 2012 Chemistry Cup participant in Halle, Germany (69kg):
- Defeated Andrey Zamkovoy (Russia) 9:9+
- Lost to Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) (10:18)
- 2012 Summer Olympic Games participant in London, Great Britain (69kg):
- Defeated Myke Carvalho (Brazil) 16:10
- Defeated Vikas Krishan (India) 15:13
- Lost to Andrey Zamkovoy (Russia) 11:16
Awards & Recognition
- ESPN Prospect of the Year (2015)
- Sports Illustrated Prospect of the Year (2015)
External Links
| Preceded by: Kell Brook |
IBF Welterweight Champion 2017 May 27 – 2023 Sep 29 |
Succeeded by: Terence Crawford |
| Preceded by: Shawn Porter |
WBC Welterweight Champion 2019 Sep 28 – 2023 Sep 29 |
Succeeded by: Terence Crawford |
| Preceded by: Yordenis Ugas |
WBA Welterweight Champion Super Champion 2022 Apr 16 – 2023 Sep 29 |
Succeeded by: Terence Crawford |