{"id":447443,"date":"2023-07-30T04:41:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T08:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=447443"},"modified":"2023-07-30T04:42:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T08:42:07","slug":"crawford-overpowers-spence-to-claim-welterweight-title","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/crawford-overpowers-spence-to-claim-welterweight-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Crawford overpowers Spence to claim welterweight title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Terence Crawford was crowned welterweight champion after defeating Errol Spence Jr. in Las Vegas and became the first four-belt era&#8217;s undisputed champion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TERENCE CRAWFORD IS LEGENDARY!<\/p>\n<p>The first four-belt unanimous welterweight champion in history \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t3PoMjkzkS\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/t3PoMjkzkS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexSports\/status\/1685502819615244289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Crawford was the dominant force from the get-go as he knocked down his opponent on three occasions, before the referee put an end to Spence&#8217;s misery in the 9th round.<\/p>\n<p>With the win Crawford stripped Spence of his WBC, WBA(Super) and IBF titles, becoming the first man to achieve undisputed titles in two weight classes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Terence Crawford Finishes Errol Spence Jr In The 9th Round <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrawfordSpence?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CrawfordSpence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uTvxMawSES\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/uTvxMawSES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FlashinCashin (@FlashinCashin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlashinCashin\/status\/1685503749283057664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m an overachiever, nobody believed in me when I was coming up,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It means everything because of who I took the belts from,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They talk bad about me and I kept praying to God I would get the opportunity to show the world how great I am.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And tonight, I believe I showed how great I am.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spence was on a roll before the match and had been undefeated in 28 games as he headed to his 8th world title bout in a row. 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