Errol Spence Jr age is a professional boxer. He held the IBF welterweight title from 2017 until he vacated it in 2019 due to injury. He was the youngest American-born world champion in boxing history when he won his first world championship on March 16th, 2017 against Carlos Ocampo of Mexico. Spence had an amateur record of 139-5 and an international experience including winning gold medals at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics as well as representing Team USA at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
When was he born
He was born on October 4th, 1988 in Dallas, Texas. His father was a professional boxer and his mother a college basketball standout who played for the University of Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans from the 1977 to 1980 seasons. Errol Jr is managed by Al Haymon and Floyd Mayweather Sr has been training him since he was 15yrs old
Amateur career
In 2009, Spence won the U.S. National Golden Gloves, and also won three consecutive national welterweight amateur championships from 2009 to 2011, all in the welterweight division. Spence reached the quarter-finals at the 2011 World Championships, losing to Serik Sapiyev.
Spence lost in the quarter-finals of the 2012 London Olympics to Andrey Zamkovoy and turned professional shortly afterward.
He ended his amateur career with a record of 135–12.
How old is Errol Spence Jr
Errol Spence Jr is 31 years old
When did he turn pro
When did he turn proErrol Spence Jr turned pro at the age of 19 and won his first fight by knockout in 1 minute and 10 seconds. Before he turned pro, he had an amateur record of 135-12 which is an impressive record.
He was the youngest American-born world champion in boxing history when he won his first world championship on March 16th, 2017 against Carlos Ocampo of Mexico.
He held the IBF welterweight title from 2017 until he vacated it in 2019 due to injury. He has been working with Floyd Mayweather Sr for over 7 years now and has a professional record of 26-0.
His early pro days
On 9 November 2012, a 22-year-old Spence made his professional debut at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California in a scheduled 4 round bout against 19-year-old Jonathan Garcia. Spence knocked Garcia down and out in the 3rd round. In December 2012, Spence knocked out Richard Andrews at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, which was part of the undercard for Amir Khan’s comeback fight against Carlos Molina.
Spence fought eight times in 2013, being victorious in all of them, winning six inside the distance. He was taken the distance in an eight-round bout in October by Emmanuel Lartey Lartey. The fight was rather one-sided, with all judges scoring the fight 79–73 in favor of Spence. By the end of 2013, Spence had won all of his 10 professional fights, 8 of them by way of knockout.
Spence made his Showtime television debut on 27 June 2014 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas in a 10-round fight against Ronald Cruz. Spence was taken the distance and won a shutout unanimous decision.
On 13 December 2014, Spence beat Javier Castro by TKO in the 5th round at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Conclusion
Errol Spence Jr’s boxing career has been impressive so far. He was the youngest American-born world champion in boxing history when he won his first world championship on March 16th, 2017 against Carlos Ocampo of Mexico. His amateur record is 139-5 and an international experience including winning gold medals at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics as well as representing Team USA at the 2014 Commonwealth Games which are all very admirable feats for a boxer to have accomplished before turning pro.
