Errol Spence Jr. wins by split decision over Shawn Porter at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles!
In a action packed battle of two champions, Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter put everything on the line as they exchanged shots in this unification title fight. In the opening round both fighters didn't show much as punches weren't connected. In round two they landed some counter shots while each fighter looked off balance at times, but Porter was the busier fighter in this round. Porter continued to add up points with his heavier punch output.
Heading into the midway point of the fight, Spence picked up the pace as he picked his shots with accuracy to slow Porter down a little. Spence landed the better body shots, but it was Porter who shifted the momentum in the seventh and eighth rounds. Spence looked to be in a rough championship bout as his face was marked up from the pressure and connecting punches from Porter.
Spence bounced back in the ninth when he landed a devastating left-right combination to the head of Porter. Porter handled those shots as he stood in there to continue punching his way through to finish the round. Both guys continue to let their hands go, trading heavy shots on the inside during their exchange of punches in the tenth round. During the inside action from both fighters Spence suffered the first cut of his professional career. The cut was on the corner of his left eye and appeared to come from a headbutt.
Spence landed a right hook early to knock Porter off balance during the eleventh round. In the final minute of the round Porter was throwing a punch, but Spence timed a perfect left hand on the chin that landed clean to send Porter to the canvas. Porter beat the count and finished the round by throwing multiple shots that didn't have any effect after the knockdown. In the final round Porter started to add pressure by lunging in with shots, but Spence answered with his own counter shots.
This bout was definitely a war as both fighters had their moments at winning rounds, but the deciding moment may have been the knockdown in the eleventh round. Here are the scores from the judges: 116-111 for Spence, 115-112 for Porter and 116-111 for Spence.
Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. remains undefeated at (26-0, 21 KO's) as Shown "Showtime" Porter suffers his third defeat and fall to (30-3-1, 17 KO's).
In a action packed battle of two champions, Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter put everything on the line as they exchanged shots in this unification title fight. In the opening round both fighters didn't show much as punches weren't connected. In round two they landed some counter shots while each fighter looked off balance at times, but Porter was the busier fighter in this round. Porter continued to add up points with his heavier punch output.
Heading into the midway point of the fight, Spence picked up the pace as he picked his shots with accuracy to slow Porter down a little. Spence landed the better body shots, but it was Porter who shifted the momentum in the seventh and eighth rounds. Spence looked to be in a rough championship bout as his face was marked up from the pressure and connecting punches from Porter.
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