Tonight on Fox PPV and Fite TV (streamed live here on Bloody Elbow), Errol Spence Jr. (26-0, 21 KOs) will make his return to the ring following a serious car accident to defend his WBC and IBF welterweight belts against former welterweight and light welterweight champ Danny Garcia (36-2, 21 KOs). The bout will take place in the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.
This will be Spence’s fifth defense of the IBF belt. He picked up the WBC belt in his last fight, where he took a split decision over Shawn Porter. Following a loss to Porter in 2018, Garcia has won two bouts in a row.
Join us on Bloody Elbow for all the action. The undercard will air on FS2, starting at 7pm ET. The main card will kick off on PPV and the above Fite TV stream at 9pm ET. The show goes for $74.99 HD/$64.99 SD.
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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Danny Garcia
Round 1 – Spence moving forward. They trade jabs. Nice jab from Spence. Jab to the body too. Garcia blocks a couple of body shots. He lands his own punch to the body. And again. Spence lands a jab to the body. Garcia presses and lands to the body. Spence lands, Garcia lands a counter right. Spence with a big wind-up, but it’s blocked. Garcia to the body again. Left to the body from Spence, counter right hook from Garcia. Big left hook lands for Spence. Garcia ducks the next one. Jab to the body from Garcia. Nice left from Spence. Straight right from Garcia. 10-9 Spence.
Round 2 – Spence walks Garcia down and lands a glancing left. Jab from Spence. Garcia with one of his own. Garcia’s right hook is parried. Garcia lands hard to the body, and a counter right. Straight right from Garcia. Nice left from Spence, but the Garcia counter lands again. Jab from Spence. Garcia with a hard jab and trips up Spence a bit. He was just off balance. Garcia lands a left well after the bell. 10-9 Garcia.
Round 3 – Jab from Spence. Jab to the body too. Garcia with a nice combo. Garcia trips and falls, but Spence wasn’t even throwing. He just stepped on Spence’s foot. Garcia with a jab and they tie up. Spence with a hard left hook to the body! Garcia with a right over the top. Another right. Hard body shot from Garcia. Another, and a left hook. Another body shot from Garcia. Spence clocks up a straight left but it doesn’t land. Spence spins around as Garcia covers up and lands two punches from the side. Spence steps in with another hard left. 10-9 Spence.
Round 4 – Spence pressing as usual. Spence lands to the body. They trade jabs. Garcia goes to the body. Garcia’s on his bike a bit more. Spence with a left as Garcia leans in. Body hook from Garcia. Another, and a shot the head. Garcia with good head movement. Spence manages to land a light jab. Spence with a hard jab. Garcia with a right hook and a right to the body. Garcia wit ha right. Spence back with the left. Garcia to the body. 10-9 Spence.
Round 5 – Garcia with a left, but misses with the rest of the combo. Garcia lands one shot to the body in a four-punch combo. Spence fires back with a left. Another big left! Two body shots from Spence. They trade body shots. Straight right and a left from Spence. Garcia rips the body. Spence with the double jab and then to the body. Spence with a nice combo. Spence with a sneaky left and Garcia just grazes him with a wild counter. Jab from Garcia. Spence with a left and they tie up. Quick right from Garcia. Best round of the fight for Spence. 10-9 Spence.
Round 6 – Jabs from Garcia. Another one. Body shot. The ref breaks them. Spence walks him down and lands a jab to the chest. They both land to the body. Jab from Spence. Garcia pops him back. Jab and a hard body shot from Spence. Garcia with a hook to the body. Spence with a jab and a left. Garcia’s eye is swelling. He lands to teh body. Spence walks in and lands two body shots. Jab from Garcia. They trade in close. Sepnce with a right hook to the body. Garcia with a right counter, Spence with a counter to the counter. 10-9 Spence.
Round 7 – Spence gets in close and lands to the body. They battle inside and batter each other’s bodies. Spence sticking the jab out there. Garcia with a right to the body. Spence goes to the body. Spence rips the body. Spence batters Garcia into the corner. Garcia with a lead right hook. e lands a left to the body and a hard right! They clashed heads though. Spence needs a few seconds. Spence evades tree Garcia shots. Garcia does ands a right though. Spence with a left to the cheek. Garcia with a nice right and a body. Not enough to steal it though. 10-9 Spence.
Round 8 – Jab from Garcia. Spence t the body. Nice one-two inside from Spence. Body hook from Garcia. Another. Jabs from Garcia as Spence covers up. Spence lands three body shots. Four. Garcia clubs him back. Three jabs from Spence. He’s really turning it up. Body shot and a left hook. Garcia is cornered. Spence is teeing of on the body. Double jab and a left to the body from Spence. Straight right from Garcia. 10-9 Spence.
Round 9 – Jab from Spence. Another. Spence content to just keep jabbing at range so far. Nice left. Garcia with a straight right. Garcia rips the body. Garcia with a nice combo and lands to the body. Spence with a left to the head and body. Garcia with tw lefts. Spence counters. Double jab from Spence. Another. 10-9 Spence.
Round 10 – Back to the jab from Spence. He’s peppering Garcia with him, and Garcia’s isn’t countering anymore. Garcia does land a straight right though. Another. Right over the top from Garcia, and he lands to the body. Another body shot. They both land to the body. Garcia with a combo. He’s ripping the body nicely. Big counter right hook from Garcia! Again. Garcia lands to the body. Spence with a jab. They exchange a bit. Counter left from Garcia. By far Garcia’s best round so far. 10-9 Garcia.
Round 11 – They trade lefts. Spence goes to the body. Again, but Garcia counters this time. They trade rights. Nice combo from Spence. Garcia lands hard to the body. Spence with a nice combo that ends with a right hook. Jab from Spence. Garcia with a left over the top but eats a counter to the body. They trade rights again. Body jab from Garcia. Spence with a double jab and a body shot. Garcia with two rights. He lands to the body. Another hard body shot from Garcia. Spence spun to his side right at the end of the round. That was odd. 10-9 Spence.
Round 12 – They touch up. They trade jabs. Garcia slips and lands a left. Right hook from Spence. Spence goes body/head. GArcia with a right. Spence rips the body with two shots. Again. Straight right and yet another body shot from Spence. Another. Garcia lands a short right. Spence rips two shots to the chest. More body work from Spence. Both men with more body work. They brawl to the horn. 10-9 and 118-110 Errol Spence Jr.
Errol Spence Jr. defeated Danny Garcia via unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 117-111)
Sebastian Fundora defeated Habib Ahmed via TKO, 1:30 of round 2
Josesito Lopez defeated Francisco Santana via TKO, 1:19 of round 10
Eduardo Ramirez defeated Miguel Flores via KO, :20 of round 5
Preliminary Card
Isaac Avelar defeated Sakaria Lukas via unanimous decision (98-92, 98-92, 98-92)
Vito Mielnicki Jr. defeated Steven Pulluaim via unanimous decision (60-52, 60-52, 60-52)
Marco Delgado defeated Burley Brooks via split decision (59-53, 55-57, 59-53)
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