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Errol Spence Jr., the welterweight boxing champion from DeSoto, was involved in a car accident Saturday evening.
In an Instagram Live video, Spence said he was hit by a car that ran a red light. He said he was glad his kids were not in the car with him.
“It always happens to me,” he said.
The footage showed an SUV with major damage to its front end.
It was unclear exactly where or when the accident took place. Other details including what led up to the crash, how many people were involved and whether anyone was injured were not available.
Dallas police said the department did not respond to an accident involving Spence on Saturday. DeSoto police did not respond to a request for comment, and a spokesman for management company Premier Boxing Champions said in a text message that he had no information beyond what was in Spence’s Instagram video.
Spence was in a serious car accident in October 2019, when he crashed his Ferrari at high speed without wearing a seatbelt just outside of downtown Dallas. After an extensive recovery, he pleaded guilty this June to a DWI charge related to the accident and pledged to use his platform to warn against drinking and driving.
“Fortunately, no one else was involved in the accident and I am most grateful for that,” Spence said in June. “It was an incident that would profoundly change my life.”
Spence is 28-0 as a professional. He’s No. 4 on The Ring’s pound-for-pound boxer ratings, No. 5 on the Complex pound-for-pound boxer rankings and No. 6 on DAZN’s list. He has won 22 of his bouts by knockout, with the other six coming by decision.
He currently holds the WBC and IBF welterweight titles and the WBA (Super) welterweight title, which he earned in a win over Yordenis Ugás at AT&T Stadium in April, a 10th-round technical knockout.
A long-awaited undisputed welterweight championship fight between Spencer and fellow unbeaten boxer Terence Crawford (38-0) was reportedly close to happening this fall.
Spence does not have a fight scheduled after the matchup with Crawford failed to materialize.
In November, the WBC ordered Spence to defend his welterweight title against Keith Thurman but there is no agreement yet between the fighters. Crawford was defending his WBO title against David Avanesyan on Saturday night.