![]() The 32-year-old southpaw from Desoto, Texas has defended the belt six times, including separate wins to claim the WBC and WBA “Super” titles. Spence has held the IBF welterweight title since his May 2017 eleventh-round knockout of Kell Brook on the road in Sheffield, England. The bout was his last under contract with Top Rank, having since filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Vegas-based promotional company citing breach of contract, including a claim that they failed to make good on a promise to deliver a Spence fight. He has made five successful defenses, the last of which came in a tenth-round knockout of former two-time welterweight titlist Shawn Porter last November 20 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. The switch-hitting pound-for-pound entrant from Omaha, Nebraska claimed true championship honors at lightweight and undisputed championship status at junior welterweight before moving up to the 147-pound division in 2018.Ĭrawford’s WBO title reign began with a ninth-round knockout of unbeaten Jeff Horn in June 2018. Spence will defend his unified WBA “Super”/WBC/IBF titles, while Crawford puts his WBO title on the line in a bid to become a three-division lineal champion. ![]() Showtime is the frontrunner and the expected platform, though has learned that Fox Sports-to which PBC is contractually bound to deliver a certain number of PPV events per year-is prepared to aggressively bid to secure the event. It has yet to be confirmed whether Showtime or Fox Sports will carry the PPV event. Several representatives claimed to lack awareness of any such progress made, though at least three parties familiar with the situation were confident of the event moving forward. Representatives from PBC declined comment. The most significant progress was made this week, when representatives for Crawford (38-0, 29KOs)-a promotional free agent-agreed to the last round of terms presented by the legal team representing Spence (28-0, 22KOs) and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), including his guaranteed purse and revenue split.ĮSPN.com boxing insider Mike Coppinger was the first to report the latest development. The matchup, date and location have been speculated and in behind-closed-doors negotiations for the past several months.
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