A dream fight becomes a reality on Saturday night. A matchup that was once thought to be unattainable due to the politics of the sport finally comes to fruition, and the stakes couldn’t be higher for both Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. The two welterweight champions meet to crown the first four-belt king in the division’s storied history when they clash inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Spence, the WBC, WBA and IBF champion, enters the fight with a perfect 28-0 record. While he has only ever held a world title at welterweight, he has dominated the division against top-tier competition. Spence has also made it clear that this fight is his final time competing at 147 pounds.
WBO champ Crawford is also undefeated at 39-0. He has held titles at other weight classes, however, holding the WBO title at lightweight before moving up to junior welterweight where he became undisputed champion. He now enters Saturday’s fight seeking to claim undisputed status again.
The fight does include a rematch clause, so Saturday night is just the start of the rivalry between these top pound-for-pound fighters.
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The undercard will see some fun action in the lower weight classes as well. Rising contenders in the lightweight division meet when Isaac Cruz takes on Giovanni Cabrera in a WBA title eliminator. Cruz is best known for giving Gervonta
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