Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter

Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter was a professional boxing match contested on September 28, 2019, for the WBC and IBF welterweight championship.

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 Errol Spence Jr. Shawn Porter Nickname "The Truth" "Showtime" Hometown Dallas, Texas, U.S. Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Pre-fight record 25–0 (21 KO) 30–2–1 (17 KO) Age 29 years, 6 months 31 years, 11 months Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Weight 147 lb (67 kg) 147 lb (67 kg) Style Southpaw Orthodox Recognition IBF Welterweight Champion The Ring No. 1 Ranked Welterweight TBRB No. 2 Ranked Welterweight The Ring No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound fighter WBC Welterweight Champion The Ring No. 4 Ranked Welterweight
Result
Spence Jr. wins via 12-round split decision (116–111, 112–115, 116–111)

Spence Jr. won the fight via split decision, with two scorecards reading 116–111 for Spence Jr., and the third 115–112 for Porter.^[1]

Background

The event took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.^[2][3]

Spence was the 1 to 9 favourite to win, with Porter as a 5 to 1 underdog.^[4]

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".^[1]

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.^[5] Spence Jr. won Porter's WBC title and successfully defended his IBF title for the fourth time.

Fight card

Confirmed bouts:^[6][7][8]

Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Lindolfo Delgado	def.	Jesus Zazueta Anaya	KO	6/6	1:59	[9]
PPV bouts
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
Fox Sports 1 Preliminary bouts
Welterweight	Robert Guerrero	def.	Gerald Thomas	UD	10/10
Middleweight	Joey Spencer	def.	Travis Gambardella	KO	3/4	0:53
Live Streamed Preliminary bouts
Super featherweight	José Valenzuela	def.	Charles Clark	KO	1/4	1:06
Super middleweight	Misael Rodriguez	def.	Brandon Maddox	KO	3/8	1:13
Welterweight	Fabián Maidana	def.	Ramses Agaton	KO	1/8	2:07
Middleweight	Leon Lawson III	def.	Alan Zavala	KO	2/8	2:27
Welterweight	Alfonso Olvera	def.	Amon Rashidi	UD	8/8
Featherweight	Juan Antonio Lopez	def.	Fernando Garcia	UD	8/8
Light heavyweight	Burley Brooks	def.	Fabian Valdez	KO	1/6	2:35

^Note 1 For WBC, and IBF welterweight titles
^Note 2 For WBC super middleweight title
^Note 3 For vacant WBA (Regular) super lightweight title

Broadcasting

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.

Country	Broadcaster
United Kingdom	Sky Sports[10]
United States	FOX Sports
Worldwide (unsold markets)	FITE TV

See also

• Felix Trinidad vs. Oscar De La Hoya, another Welterweight unification fight pitting an IBF champion (Trinidad) against a WBC one (De La Hoya), a bit over 20 years to this fight's date.