Spence Jr vs Heerden

Who won Spence Jr vs Heerden?

Errol Spence Jr beat Chris Van Heerden by technical knockout in the 8th round on Friday, September 11th, 2015, at Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Spence Jr vs Heerden stats

Back in September 2015, Errol Spence Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Van Heerden made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Spence Jr had a large advantage in power over Van Heerden, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Van Heerden's 52%.

Errol Spence Jr was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Spence Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Van Heerden. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Errol Spence Jr and Chris Van Heerden fought out of a southpaw stance.

Spence Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 2 months later than Van Heerden, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 85 fewer professional rounds, totaling 151 compared to Van Heerden's 236.

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Spence Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

What time did Spence Jr vs Heerden start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto, Canada, which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Spence Jr vs Heerden?

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