{"id":12053,"date":"2023-07-29T20:19:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T20:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/errol-spence-jr-v-terence-crawford-rivals-make-weight-for-undisputed-welterweight-fight-on-saturday\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T20:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T20:19:04","slug":"errol-spence-jr-v-terence-crawford-rivals-make-weight-for-undisputed-welterweight-fight-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/errol-spence-jr-v-terence-crawford-rivals-make-weight-for-undisputed-welterweight-fight-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Errol Spence Jr v Terence Crawford: Rivals make weight for undisputed welterweight fight on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Venue:<\/strong> T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas <\/span>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, 29 July<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage: <\/strong>Live text coverage on the BBC Sport website & app from 04:00 on Sunday, 30 July.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr made weight for their undisputed welterweight contest in front of a raucous crowd in Las Vegas on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Unified champion Spence was 10st 7lbs while WBO belt holder Crawford was slightly lighter by 3oz.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A final face-off passed without incident, with the rivals sharing a few words before a cordial handshake.<\/span><\/p>\n

The winner will become the first undisputed welterweight champion in the four-belt era.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crawford, 35, is aiming to become a two-weight undisputed champion, the first male fighter to do so in the four-belt era.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite temperatures soaring to 44C in the hours before the weigh-in, it didn’t deter thousands of fans attending the ceremonial weigh-in at the T-Mobile Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boxing legends Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Roy Jones Jr were also in attendance.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was difficult to tell which fighter attracted more fans, with each undefeated champion given a monster reception. <\/span><\/p>\n

Crawford was the first to emerge, looking at ease as he played up to the crowd and rapped along to his entrance music, Mr Carter by Lil Wayne.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crawford’s allies tried to make themselves heard as Spence appeared, but ‘The Truth’ made much less of his entrance than his rival.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite both men having already weighed in, it didn’t stop officials pretending to read the scales before yelling out the weights to the host to announce.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a tension-filled news conference, there was no such fireworks during the final face-off.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spence did say afterwards he told Crawford he needed to “thank him” for making the fight happen, seemingly a reaction to his rival calling him “kid” all week.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Terence<\/span><\/span>
Like Spence, Crawford is undefeated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The WBA (Super), IBF and WBC champion is undefeated in 28 fights. <\/span><\/p>\n

The fight has been five years in the making and anticipation is high that it could be an all-time classic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spence, 31, vowed to “break” Crawford down.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m fundamentally sound. I think I’ve got more experience than him. I’m physically better than him. I just have more fortitude than him. I’m going to break him down,” he told BBC Sport.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is a super fight, going to be super entertaining. <\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m going to put on a great show, great performance. Hopefully not he’s going to put on a great show, great performance. Show the world why I’m the best 147-pounder in the world.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Errol<\/span><\/span>
Spence says it was down to him this fight got made<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Crawford, who is looking for his 40th pro career win and ninth stoppage win in a row, believes the fans’ insistence helped deliver this fight. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Myself, and Errol knew the magnitude of this fight. And we both wanted this fight,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is a big fight. The fans call for big fights that they want to see at a particular time. <\/span><\/p>\n

“This is the right time for it to happen in my eyes.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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