Published 23:14 IST, October 11th 2019

World boxing champion Errol Spence in ICU after accident in Dallas

World boxing champion, Errol Spence Jr, is currently in the intensive care unit as he was recently involved in a car accident in the US city of Dallas

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Undefeated welterweight world Boxing champion, Errol Spence Jr, is currently in intensive care unit. boxer was recently involved in a car accident that h him flip his Ferrari a couple of times on 500 block S Riverfront in Dallas. According to a statement by concerned police department, Errol was driving at a very high speed without having his seat belt on and that caused him to eject from his seat during accident.

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cops furr ded that boxer sustained serious injuries but will get through. In dition to this, cops stated that Spence lost control of his white Ferrari as car swerved towards opposite lane and rolled over a couple of times. A representative of company managing Spence stated that injuries sustained do t pose any threat to boxer's life and that he has full support of family and friends. 

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British boxer, Kell Brook, also posted a tweet, wishing American to a swift recovery.

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Fellow American Boxer, Shawn Porter, also gave his best wishes to Spence and his family.

Ar Boxer, Terrence Crawford, also sent his best wishes.

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Errol Spence Jr represented US in 2012 Olympics and is considered one of pound to pound (ranking system used in combat sports) boxers of modern times. He furr improved his boxing record to a 26-0 by beating Shawn Porter in WBC sanctioned match in city of Los Angeles.

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Currently, he has been tagged as world's 5th best boxer by BoxRec, an online platform that features updated records of active professional boxers. 

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(With inputs from ncies)

20:16 IST, October 11th 2019