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 11th September 2015 at Ricoh Coliseum in 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 loses and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Spence Jr had a large advantage in power over Van Heerden, boosting at 82% knock out percentage over Van Heerden's 52%.

Errol Spence Jr was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 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 & Chris Van Heerden fought out of a southpaw stance.

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

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Spence Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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