Terence Crawford has announced on Instagram that he will fight Errol Spence Jr on July 29 in Las Vegas.
The American rivals will meet for the undisputed welterweight championship in one of the most anticipated fights since Floyd Mayweather Jr’s clash with Manny Pacquiao in 2015.
“The wait is over, it’s time to play,” Crawford said in a video. “Errol Spence Jr, Terence Crawford, July 29, Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Everyone come out, show your support, and watch this fish fry.”
Potential pound-for-pound supremacy draws a victor when the pair finally meet in the ring after years of a highly-successful matchup that is touted without coming to fruition.
Finally giving the fans what they want,” Spence Jr said on social media. “This is a throwback fight on paper, but it could be a one-sided fight**, one of the biggest fights of the century.”
Crawford, 35, is 39-0 (30 KOs) and became a WBO champion with a win over Jeff Horn in 2018, while Spence Jr, 33, comes in at 28-0 ( 22 knockouts) as the current WBC, WBA and IBF champion after unifying the rankings. he split with a 10th-round TKO win over Yordenis Ugas in his most recent outing in April 2022.
It’s been over a year since Spence Jr last fought competitively when he steps into the ring with Crawford, who knocked out David Avanesyan in the sixth round of their bout in December.
In fact, Spence’s win over Ugas marks his only fight since beating Danny Garcia in December 2020 after he was forced to pull out of a potential meeting with Pacquiao in August 2021 due to a retinal tear in his head. left eye.
