Spence went into the fight as the lopsided underdog but was made to work far harder than many anticipated as Porter brought his typical barrelling-forward stye. Since losing to Kell Brook in 2014, Porter had won six of his seven fights, losing to Keith Thurman but winning his WBC world title with victory over Danny Garcia last year. (Image: ETIENNE LAURENT/EPA-EFE/REX)And it was Porter who had dragged his opponent into his fight as his relentless style posed Spence questions. Spence edged the middle rounds but Porter dominated the seventh before he looked to finally begin to tire. A short left hand in the penultimate round from Spence forced Porter to touch the canvas.

Source: Daily Mirror September 29, 2019 05:26 UTC