Errol Spence Boxing Record For New Fans Of Boxing New To The Sport

Let’s analyze the Errol Spence boxing record for those, the many new fans, to boxing in recent times. He hasn’t boxed in three and a half years.

So understandably some new fans have never heard of him.

The Texan campaigns still at welterweight and returns July 26th against Australian Tim Tszyu.

All details to be confirmed shortly.

Here’s a refresh on Spence.

Pro record: 28 wins, 1 loss, 0 draws — 29 total fights.
Knockout rate: 22 of his 28 wins came by KO/TKO, which is 78.57%. That’s why his nickname is “The Truth”.
Stance: Southpaw (left-handed).
Division: Spent his whole career at welterweight — 147 lb limit.
Size: 5’9½” tall with a 72″ reach.

3x unified champ: Held the IBF, WBC, and WBA (Super) welterweight titles at the same time.
Won first world title: Beat Kell Brook by 11th-round KO in England on May 27, 2017 to win the IBF belt.
Unified twice: Beat Shawn Porter via split decision Sep 28, 2019 to add the WBC belt, then beat Yordenis Ugás by 10th-round TKO Apr 16, 2022 to add the WBA (Super) belt.
Title defenses: Successfully defended his belts 6 times against names like Lamont Peterson, Carlos Ocampo, Mikey Garcia, Porter, Danny Garcia, and Ugás.
Last win: Apr 16, 2022 vs Ugás — TKO in round 10 at AT&T Stadium. That fight unified 3 belts.

Only loss: Jul 29, 2023 to Terence Crawford by 9th-round TKO for undisputed welterweight. He was knocked down 3 times.
Fight of the Year: His 2019 win over Shawn Porter was a 12-round war where Porter was dropped in round 11.
Dominant over Mikey Garcia: Beat the then-undefeated 4-division champ Mikey Garcia by wide unanimous decision Mar 16, 2019. Threw a career-high 1,082 punches.
Comeback from car crash: Survived a serious solo car accident in Oct 2019 where he was ejected from his Ferrari. Returned 14 months later to beat Danny Garcia.
Another setback: Had to pull out of a 2021 fight with Manny Pacquiao due to a torn retina.

Amateur standout: 2012 U.S. Olympian representing Team USA at welterweight. Finished amateur career 135-12.
Pro debut: Nov 9, 2012 — 3rd-round KO of Jonathan Garcia.
Fast rise: Went 21-0 with 18 KOs before his first title shot. 11 of his first 13 wins were in 4 rounds or less.
Inactive status: BoxRec currently lists him as “inactive”. Hasn’t announced retirement, but hasn’t fought in 3.5 years.
Legacy talk: Ranked among the best welterweights of his era. Before the Crawford loss, he was top-10 pound-for-pound throughout the late 2010s. Fans still debate a comeback vs guys like Tim Tszyu.

Roll on the fight this summer.