The Sin City on 29 July witnessed one of the most awaited fights of the year. Terence “Bud” Crawford vs Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr at the T-mobile Arena. In the battle of the welterweight titans, Terence emerged victoriously and walked away undisputed from the ring.
Crawford dropped Errol three times during the bout and finally put Spence Jr out in the 9th Round. Crawford put on an impressive show and dominated the whole fight. He etched his name into history books by becoming the first unified welterweight champion in Four Major Belt Era.
After his historic win against Errol, the world’s most renowned rapper Eminem was waiting for the champ in his dressing room. Earlier during the walk to the ring It was Eminem who walked out Crawford.
“Just like I showed you!!!” 😂congrats champ! @terencecrawford pic.twitter.com/vfkaqHgmpE
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) July 30, 2023
Eminem congratulated Crawford for his historic win and jokingly said “Just like I showed you”. The pair had a small laugh, shook hands and embraced each other before posing for some pictures. Eminem’s appearance for the match was a surprise for everybody but, it was already pre-planned between the pair.
This was Eminem’s second surprise appearance in recent weeks following, his first appearance at Ed Sheeran’s concert.
Eminem walked out Terence Crawford ahead of the fight
Terence Crawford revealed that a few days before the fight, he posted a video on Instagram asking his fans who walk out with him. During the video, Crawford mentioned that he would love Eminem to walk him out. However, there were many suggestions made by the fans and many names were given.
Seeing the video the rapper responded in the comments “This is 2 crazy.!!! You r 1 of my favourite boxers rn!” After this Crawford and Eminem exchanged words. However, it wasn’t publically announced about Eminem’s performance. During Crawford’s walkout stood Eminem which made the crowd go crazy on seeing the iconic rapper.
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The rapper walked out Crawford to 8 Mile’s “Lose Yourself” soundtrack. During the walk, Eminem yelled, “Las Vegas, make some noise for the next undisputed welterweight champion of the world, Terence ‘Bud’ F***ing Crawford.”
Crawford was delighted, as Eminem had never walked out any fighter before and he was the first one. He felt it showed massive support to him for his historic match and was overwhelmed by it. Apart from Eminem’s performance Crawford also received a tribute from “Creed III” star Michael B. Jordan before the match.
