Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford have agreed to “all material terms” for a Nov. 19 fight, reports Mike Coppinger on ESPN.com, while Coppinger also notes that the deal has not yet been signed, although it is expected to be.
Many of us were hoping this would be the last week to wrap up Spence vs Crawford so the fight could be properly promoted and take place in 2022, and while we may or may not get an actual official announcement for the fight this weekend, having the deal. instead it allows the fighters to get going in camp and the promotional stuff to kick into high gear, and really all the promotional stuff starts online now.
Coppinger reports that there is a “bilateral rematch clause,” meaning the loser of the fight will have the option to trigger a rematch clause, and the winner of the first fight “will get the majority of the proceeds” for a second fight. Fight.
For the first fight, Crawford is reportedly getting less of the revenue split, which appears to have been one of the things that stopped negotiations in the first place, but the terms are now agreed.
Crawford (38-0, 29 KO) and Spence (28-0, 22 KO) are the two best welterweights in the sport hands down, and they will meet for the undisputed world championship. Crawford holds the WBO belt, while Spence holds the WBC, WBA and IBF titles. They are also two of the best fighters in the world in a pound-for-pound sense, and two of the biggest names in the sport.
Overall, it’s a “super fight” fit for the final quarter of 2022, and a fight fans have wanted for years.
