One of the most highly anticipated fights in the last several years in boxing is about to finally take place this November.
We’re talking, of coure, about the two best fighters in the welterweight division – WBC, WBA and IBF unified champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBO rules Terence Crawford.
According to ESPN, the two parties have reached an verbal agreement on the money split and they have shook hands to square off on November 19. Even thoug the fight is not signed yet, a lot of U.S, medai outlets are stating that it is just a matter of days.
Mike Coppinger is adding that there is a rematch clause in the papers. For the first fight, it’s being reported that Crawford will get less of the revenue split, which seems to have been one of the things holding up negotiations in the first place, but the terms are now agreed.
Crawford (38-0, 29 KO) and Spence (28-0, 22 KO) are the top two welterweights in the sport without question, and will meet for the undisputed championship of the world. Crawford has the WBO belt, while Spence holds the WBC, WBA, and IBF titles. They are also two of the best fighters in the world in the pound-for-pound sense, and two of the sport’s bigger names.
