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Ahead of his welterweight unification bout with Yordenis Ugas, the undefeated WBC and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. reflected on an unfortunate car crash that put his career on pause.

While responding to the interviewer, Kate Abdo, the Long Island boxer, elaborated on the repercussions he faced after another car accident that cost his insurance company $600,000.

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The 32-year-old boxer had barely recovered from the first car crash when he had another one three months later. ‘The Truth’ also talked about how this ultimately became a concern for his insurance company.

He said, “I actually got into another accident three months after my accident. Somebody hit me from behind. It shouldn’t have a little bit but like it’s harder, it’s really hard to really just give me like I’m always getting killed so you’re shooting me like that’s messed up but like my insurance company kicked me out keeping me out there keeping out my instructor.”

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Furthermore, he spoke about cars that were crashed. He said, “It was like he messed up a Ferrari. Then I had a G-Wagon 4*4 so they came out of like $600,000 and like five-six months because they paid me outright for both of the cars.”

The first car accident that kept Errol Spence Jr out of the ring for a year

‘The Truth’ was leading the chariot of his victory by clinching back-to-back titles and suddenly an unfortunate event shook his whole life. In the early hours of October 10, 2019, Spence Jr. crashed his Ferrari in Dallas and was hospitalized.

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According to ESPN, he paid the cost of negligence. As he was driving fast without tying up the seat belt, he ejected from the car in a severe shock.

‘The Truth’ was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Following his recovery, he has admitted that it had a deep impact on his career.

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