Minutes After KO Victory, Rival Terence Crawford Sends Wishes to Errol Spence Jr. as Latter Gets Involved in Another Car Accident With 14-Year-Old

Published 12/11/2022, 3:18 AM EST

Errol Spence Jr, the unified welterweight champion, had another major car accident on Saturday night. According to his claim, a 14-year-old kid crashed into his car. Fortunately, he succeeded in avoiding injuries. He is safe and able to walk away from there. Later, he posted a video on social media. This is his second accident since 2019.

While Spence Jr. was involved in the car accident, his rival Terence Crawford was defending his WBO welterweight title. In an exciting contest in his hometown, Omaha, ‘The Bud’ stopped the challenger in the sixth round and improved his undefeated streak. Following his knockout victory, Crawford showed interest in making an undisputed title clash with Spence Jr.

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However, till then, he was unaware of Spence Jr’s car accident. A media person reported this at the post-fight conference.

What did Terence Crawford say about Spence Jr’s car accident?

Keeping aside the rivalry, Crawford showed compassion for his countryman. He made a very emotional statement and sent wishes to his counter welterweight champion.

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In the post-fight press conference, he said, “I never uh heard that he got another accident I wish him well physically and emotionally you know like I said before you know he got a family, he gotta feed and you know this is just sport you know we all you know fighting for that number one spot so it ain’t personal it’s just business absolutely.”

How did Crawford react to Spence Jr’s 2019 car accident?

Following the car crash, Spence Jr. shot a video claiming that it was the other driver’s fault that led to this unfortunate accident. Per reports, the 14-year-old was driving their parent’s car without permission and driver’s license.

This is not the first time when Spence Jr. got into an accident. Back in 2019, he had a major accident that hospitalized him for six days. While driving his Ferrari, he was drunk. That had resulted in a single-car wreck.

Following that accident, Crawford said, “Man, I was just like the man that’s messed up I hope that dude is you know you got a family at home you got two daughters and stuff you know don’t anybody want to wish nothing battling on another fighter right no not like that you know so I was just like me and I hope he’s alright.”

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However, this time he managed to avoid injuries and came out safe.

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Abhishek Singh is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. Following the completion of his training as an amateur boxer, he is currently preparing to appear for trials at the state and national levels. With over 3 years of experience in playing the sport, Abhishek is also the holder of a Bachelor's in Arts degree from the University of Delhi.

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Minutes After KO Victory, Rival Terence Crawford Sends Wishes to Errol Spence Jr. as Latter Gets Involved in Another Car Accident With 14-Year-Old

What did Terence Crawford say about Spence Jr’s car accident?

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How did Crawford react to Spence Jr’s 2019 car accident?