Spence beats Porter, gets 2 belts in split-decision thriller

Shawn Porter (L) is hit by a hard jab from Errol Spence Jr. during their Welterweight unification bout at the Staples Center Saturday, Sept. 28. Andrez Imaging.
GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Errol Spence had never been tested at this degree of difficulty. Shawn Porter pressured, prodded and exposed him during a title bout that stretched every bit of Spence's vaunted boxing skill. The budding welterweight superstar emerged with two championship belts after he figured out the answers to this test just in time.Spence added the WBC welterweight title to his IBF strap with a thrilling split-decision victory over Shawn Porter on Saturday night. Spence (26-0) persevered through the biggest cha
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