Terence Crawford had the last word hype man for his welterweight title combat in opposition to Errol Spence Jr. in Las Vegas on Saturday (July 29).
Throughout his epic stroll to the ring at Sin Metropolis’s T-Cell Area, the 35-year-old skilled boxer was joined by Eminem because the rap celebrity’s 8 Mile hit “Lose Your self” boomed all through the packed venue.
“Las Vegas, make some noise for the subsequent undisputed welterweight champion of the world, Terence ‘Bud’ f—ing Crawford,” Eminem yelled to the roaring crowd.
As Em predicted, Crawford — who entered the combat with an undefeated 39-0 document — gained the bout within the ninth spherical through technical knockout.
Within the days main as much as the combat, Crawford posted a video on Instagram asking who ought to ought to accompany him to the ring on Saturday, including that it could be “dope to have Eminem stroll me out.” Eminem responded within the feedback, “That is 2 loopy.!!! You r 1 of my favourite boxers rn!”
After his victory, the boxing champ instructed Showtime how he nabbed Slim Shady as his hype man, noting that he merely despatched the hip-hop star a DM.
“I throw a rock in a haystack and he replied, I instructed him to drag up, and he stated, ‘I’m there. You’re one among my favourite fighters,’” Crawford stated, in response to Rolling Stone. “That confirmed numerous help for me, and that confirmed what degree I’m at within the boxing world.”
This marks the second time in current weeks that Em has made a shock look throughout a large-scale occasion. On July 15, he joined Ed Sheeran for 2 songs in the course of the British singer-songwriter’s live performance at Ford Area within the rapper’s hometown of Detroit.
Watch Eminem stroll Crawford to the boxing ring within the video under on X (previously Twitter).
