Undefeated IBF and WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. revealed in an interview with Kate Abdo on FOX Sports that he was in another car accident just three months after the infamous October 2019 crash that could have cost Spence his life and career.
“In fact, I had another accident three months later,” Spence said. “Someone hit me from behind. I was in shock, despite the fact that it is really difficult to get me crazy - I am always calm. But I was shocked and like, "Damn." But my insurance company canceled my contract because it was a G-Wagen. They're like, "First he crashed the Ferrari." And then a Mercedes G-Wagen, 4 by 4. So they had to shell out about $600,000 for five or six months because they paid me for both cars at once. Yes, they broke the contract with me.”
Spence crashed his Ferrari by flipping it several times in downtown Dallas less than three weeks after he defeated Sean Porter in their welterweight unification bout. Spence was placed on probation and charged with a misdemeanor intoxication. In this accident, he received cuts, scratches and bruises on his face and body, as well as damage to his teeth.
Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) returned to the ring over a year later when he convincingly defeated the former WBC champion at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in December 2020. Danny Garcia (36-3, 21 KOs).
A retinal detachment in his left eye led to an even longer downtime for Spence ahead of his upcoming title fight. The 16-month hiatus will end when he meets the Cuban Yordenis Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) on April 16 at AT&T Stadium, where both will fight for Spence's IBF and WBC titles and Ugas' WBA.
Spence made a full recovery after retinal repair surgery. However, the American admits that he still has not completely conquered the fears of his terrible car accident.
“When I was driving, I had different visions, as if another car crashed into me, and I was going through a red light,” Spence admitted. - I imagined how a car hit me, how I get into car accidents when I'm just driving down the street, or running a red light, or something like that. So yes, definitely PTSD is a real thing because I've had visions like I'm constantly in an accident. They still happen to me sometimes, for example, when I'm driving."
