Errol Spence Jr. Involved In Serious Car Accident, Expected To Recover

Unbeaten welterweight boxing champion Errol Spence Jr. was involved in a serious car accident early Thursday morning in Dallas.

Spence is coming off a split decision victory over Shawn Porter late last month in which he defended his IBF welterweight title and won the WBC belt in the process to improve to 26-0.

According to a press release, Spence is expected to make a full recovery after suffering only facial lacerations.

Errol Spence Jr. Statement On Condition

Errol Spence Jr., IBF/WBC unified welterweight world champion, was involved in a serious, single-car accident in Dallas early Thursday morning and is being treated at a Dallas-area hospital. Spence is awake and responding and his condition is listed as stable. He did not sustain any broken bones or fractures, but has some facial lacerations. He is expected to make a full recovery.

He is currently resting with his family by his side. They want to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes and are extremely grateful to the Dallas first responders who rushed to the scene to attend to Errol after the accident and the doctors who are taking care of him at the hospital.

Car Crash Caught On Film

The 29-year-old nicknamed “The Truth” is the unified welterweight champion and has held the IBF title since 2017. He won three consecutive United States national championships and advanced to the quarterfinals in boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Spence owns victories over Mikey Garcia, Carlos Ocampo, Lamont Peterson and Kell Brook since 2017.