Errol Spence

Errol Spence is a professional boxer who hails from the United States of America. He is the holder of the WBC title from 2019 and the IBF title since 2017 becoming the unified welterweight world champion. He is currently ranked the world’s best active welterweight and third-best active boxer in the world.

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Biography and Early Life

He is the son of Errol Spence Sr. and Debra Spence, born in Long Island. His parents has three children where he is the only son with the others being sisters Ebony and Kyala.  His father was a big fan of the famous boxer Lennox Lewis and he introduced Spence to boxing at an early age. On his part, Spence was not interested in boxing and thus paid no attention.

When he was 15 years old his father booked for him to train at a gym in Dallas. He made all the arrangements without the knowledge of Spence and he learned about it a day before the scheduled training. After starting professional training he fell in love with the sport and eventually turned it into a career.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Errol Spence in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Errol Spence’s age is 31 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 3 March 1990. Though, he is 5′ 8″ in feet and inches and 177 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 152 lbs in Pound and 69kg in Kilograms.

Education

There is not much information about the educational background of Spence. We however gathered that he was once a student at DeSoto High School but transferred after a while. There is no indication of him ever being to college or attaining higher education.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

On the personal life of the boxer, there is a lot of information that is missing, and he keeps most of his life out of the public glare. He is a father to two daughters Ivy Marie and Violet Spence. The name or the identity of the girls’ mothers or mothers remains a mystery to date. It is also not known if he is married or engaged or if he has a girlfriend.

On 10 October 2019 Spence was involved in an accident that left him hospitalized at the intensive care unit. The boxer was said to be under the influence of alcohol when the single-vehicle accident occurred due to overspeeding. He stayed in the hospital for six days, and shortly he was charged with DWI, and he was convicted and put on probation.

Is Errol Spence Gay?

Spence is not gay. Although he has never shown any woman he has been involved with to the public, we can confidently say he is not gay. This is because he has fathered two children so far, although the mother is not known.

Professional Career

Spence made a professional debut in boxing on 9 November 2012 at the age of 22. His first fight was against Jonathan Garcia where he knocked him down in round three. He also won in the following fight which was against Richard Andrews.

In 2013, he fought ten times where he won all the fights. Out of those wins, eight were by knockout. He made his debut on television in 2014 in a fight against Ronald Cruz. He won the fight through a unanimous decision.

He was named the prospect of the year by ESPN.com in 2015. This was after he had a very successful year where he defeated Samuel Vargas in Premier Boxing Championship. He also defeated Phil Lo Greco through a TKO. His next fight was against Chris Van Heerde and he also won.

On 16 April 2016, Spence had what is considered the biggest fight of his career. It was against Chris Algieri who was the former light-welterweight champion. As usual, Spence did not disappoint as he won the fight, becoming the first boxer to defeat Chris. The fight which was live on NBC had more than 1.4 million viewers.

Throughout his career, Spence have never lost a fight. He fought against boxers like Bundu, Kell Brook, Danny Garcia, Shawn Porter, Lamont Peterson, Carlos Ocampo, and Mikey Garcia. Out of the 27 fights, he has fought and won 21 of them is by knockout.

Awards

Before becoming a professional, Spence had a successful amateur career where he won Golden Gloves in 2009 and silver in 2010. He also won three gold medals at the US National Championship. In 2010, he was the US National PAL welterweight champion. As a professional, he has won all the 27 fights that he has fought. 21 of those wins were by knockout.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Errol Spence in ’2021’

As of 2021, The total net worth of Spence is $8 million. He has made all this money from his career as a professional boxer. He has fought against several big names and defeated all of them, pocketing a large amount of money for the fights. If he continues with the current trend, then we should not be surprised to see big increases in his worth.

Spence getting into boxing came as a result of a push from his father. He did not have any interest in the sport but after trying it he loved it and eventually made a very successful career out of it. He is currently the unified welterweight world champion.