Spence to activate Crawford rematch clause regardless of punishing first loss
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rrol Spence has confirmed that he’ll swiftly train his clause for a rematch towards Terence Crawford, regardless of being dominated by his rival.
Crawford produced an all-time great performance to make historical past as boxing’s first male two-weight undisputed world champion of the four-belt period in Las Vegas on Saturday evening, battering a bloodied and shocked Spence and delivering three ruthless knockdowns en path to a brutal ninth-round stoppage.
‘Bud’ additionally laid an enormous declare to the title of the world’s finest pound-for-pound fighter, staying undefeated at 40-0 with 31 knockouts and inflicting Spence’s first skilled loss within the course of as he added the WBA, WBC and IBF titles at 147 kilos to the WBO strap he has held since 2018.
Three-division world champion Crawford is 8-0 since transferring as much as welterweight after a stint as undisputed at light-welterweight, knocking out everybody put in his path together with now no fewer than six present or former world champions.
Despite the completely one-sided nature of what many had billed as the largest event within the sport since Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao in 2015, Spence stays motivated to swiftly avenge his maiden defeat with a December bout that he hopes is contested up on the light-middleweight restrict of 154 kilos, having mentioned many instances within the build-up to the combat that it will be his final at welter because of his wrestle to make the burden.
“We’ve got to do it again. I would be a lot better, it would be a lot closer. We got to do it again,” Spence mentioned instantly after the combat of one other assembly with Crawford this yr.
He later mentioned in his post-bout press convention: “I’m definitely open to the rematch and hopefully it will be at 154 pounds.”
Asked if the general public would “buy” a rematch between the duo after the fully one-sided nature of their first combat on Saturday, Crawford mentioned: “Of course the public would buy it, look how many people came out to show us both support tonight.
“If the fight happens again I am pretty sure the support will come out again for both of us.”
Crawford additionally appeared open to the prospect of transferring as much as 154 kilos to facilitate the rematch with Spence.
“147 pounds was kinda hard for me too,” he mentioned. “I was already talking about moving up and challenging [undisputed light-middleweight world champion] Jermell Charlo, so 154 pounds wouldn’t be out of reach.”