Terence Crawford had the final word hype man for his welterweight title struggle towards Errol Spence Jr. in Las Vegas on Saturday (July 29).
During his epic stroll to the ring at Sin City’s T-Mobile Arena, the 35-year-old skilled boxer was joined by Eminem because the rap famous person’s 8 Mile hit “Lose Yourself” boomed all through the packed venue.
“Las Vegas, make some noise for the next undisputed welterweight champion of the world, Terence ‘Bud’ f—ing Crawford,” Eminem yelled to the roaring crowd.
As Em predicted, Crawford — who entered the struggle with an undefeated 39-0 document — gained the bout within the ninth spherical by way of technical knockout.
In the times main as much as the struggle, 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 walk me out.” Eminem responded within the feedback, “This is 2 crazy.!!! You r 1 of my favorite boxers rn!”
After his victory, the boxing champ informed 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 told him to pull up, and he said, ‘I’m there. You’re one of my favorite fighters,’” Crawford mentioned, in response to Rolling Stone. “That showed a lot of support for me, and that showed what level I’m at in the boxing world.”
This marks the second time in latest weeks that Em has made a shock look throughout a large-scale occasion. On July 15, he joined Ed Sheeran for two songs in the course of the British singer-songwriter’s live performance at Ford Field within the rapper’s hometown of Detroit.
Watch Eminem stroll Crawford to the boxing ring within the video beneath on X (previously Twitter).
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