Errol Spence Jr.
American boxer (born 1990)
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Key Takeaways
- Errol Spence Jr.
- He is a former unified champion in the welterweight division, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles between 2017 and 2023.
- at the 2012 Olympics, where he reached the quarter-finals.
- Early life Errol Spence Jr.
- and Debra Spence.
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WikipediaErrol Spence Jr. (born March 3, 1990) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2012 to 2026. He is a former unified champion in the welterweight division, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles between 2017 and 2023. As an amateur, in the welterweight division, he won three consecutive United States national championships and represented the U.S. at the 2012 Olympics, where he reached the quarter-finals. In 2015, Spence was named Prospect of the Year by ESPN.
Errol Spence Jr. was born on March 3, 1990, in Long Island, New York, to Errol Spence Sr. and Debra Spence. He was raised in Desoto, Texas. Spence wanted to become a Dallas Cowboys football star when he was young. During sophomore year of high school, Errol was brought to a boxing gym by his father to keep him out of trouble. After only 2 weeks of training, Spence won the Dallas Silver Gloves tournament .
Spence took up boxing at the age of 15. In 2009, Spence won the U.S. National Golden Gloves, and also won three consecutive national amateur welterweight championships from 2009 to 2011, all in the welterweight division. Spence reached the quarter-finals at the 2011 World Championships, losing to Serik Sapiyev.
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