Errol Spence 2012 Olympian

When we reported yesterday that DeSoto’s Errol Spence only needed a sixth place finish at this week’s AIBA World Championships taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan to make it onto the US Olympic Boxing team it was all but a foregone conclusion that he would make.  Well, I hate to say we’re right, but, well, we were right. 

Spence secured the final spot on the team yesterday with a points victory over Hungary’s Imre Backsai.  USA Boxing has the recap of the fight:

[Spence] took the key early lead in the bout. He claimed a 7-3 advantage after the first round of boxing in their welterweight contest. Backsai picked up the pace in the second but Spence matched his efforts as both boxers put 10 points on the board. Spence took a 17-13 lead into the last round but he didn’t rest on his advantage. The Dallas boxer kept his foot on the gas, pushing his lead to a 10-point margin to win a 26-16 final decision and an Olympic berth.

So, yeah Spence is now a legitimate beast.  Though, we here in North Texas have been keenly aware of that for some time now.