Errol Spence vs Terence Crawford reportedly finally set to happen on June 17 in Las Vegas

Errol Spence vs Terence Crawford is reportedly now finally set to take place for the undisputed welterweight world titles on June 17 in Las Vegas.

The fight between WBA, WBC and IBF champion Spence and WBO champion Crawford has been long awaited by boxing fans with the two American 147lbers both considered to be among the best in the sport.

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For a long time, the pair have circled one another in the welterweight division.

Spence initially held the IBF belt when first called out by Crawford, who moved into the welterweight (147lbs) division after previously being a world champion at lightweight (135lbs) and an undisputed world champion at super-lightweight (140lbs).

Upon his arrival at welterweight in 2018, Crawford won the WBO crown and fans demanded a unification.

However, boxing politics played a big part in keeping the pair separate as Spence is aligned with Al Haymon's PBC on Showtime/FOX, while Crawford worked with Bob Arum's Top Rank on ESPN.

As a result, Spence instead unified by facing other champions aligned with Haymon.

He won the WBC belt from Shawn Porter in 2019 and WBA belt from Yordenis Ugas in 2022.

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Meanwhile Crawford has kept hold of his WBO belt by making several defences against the likes of Amir Khan, Kell Brook and Porter.

There were times during this period though when fans feared the fight may never happen between the pair.

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Spence has had two extended ring absences - one due to a horrific car crash from which he miraculously emerged unscathed and one due to a serious eye injury.

Remarkably, the unified champion is still fighting and now wants to go in search of the final welterweight belt.

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In late 2021, Crawford's contract with Arum's Top Rank ended and he publicly announced himself to be a free agent.

However, extended talks for the Spence fight to happen in November 2022 proved fruitless as the fight fell apart at contract stages.

In recent months, rumours have circulated that the parties were quietly making a fresh attempt to revive the fight.

And now, according to , Spence vs Crawford is finally made.

It's claimed that an announcement is expected to come during Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia on April 22.