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Warrior Mindset

This premium collection from Errol Spence Jr. is inspired by Aboriginal heritage, honoring generations of resilience while bringing awareness to the history, culture, and enduring lineage of its people.

Warrior Collection

Respect the story. Wear the mindset.

Errol Spence Jr. standing in guard during training

Homage

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First People

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the First People of Australia: many distinct groups with living cultures, languages, beliefs, practices, and connection to Country that long predate colonisation.

Close view of Errol Spence Jr. training in boxing gloves

Homage

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Memory

The collection acknowledges histories of colonisation, dispossession, land-rights struggle, and the forced removal of children known as the Stolen Generations. The point is not to decorate pain; it is to keep respect, memory, and resilience at the center.

Errol Spence Jr. throwing a punch during training with a coach

Homage

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Mindset

In boxing, warrior mindset is discipline before emotion: protect, endure, answer clean, and keep moving. This drop carries that energy through premium black tees, sharp graphics, and restrained flag-color accents.

Flag signal

Australian Aboriginal Flag

Designed by Harold Thomas, the flag is a recognised symbol of Aboriginal peoples of Australia and a source for the collection's black, red, and yellow accent language.

Black
Aboriginal peoples of Australia.
Red
The red earth, ochre, and connection to land.
Yellow
The sun, giver of life.
Australian Aboriginal flag with black and red fields and yellow sun

The Truth

Errol Spence Jr.

Texas-bred southpaw. 2012 U.S. Olympian. Former unified welterweight world champion. ESJ built his name through pressure, patience, body work, and a resume stacked with elite 147-pound fights.

Errol Spence Jr. training with a coach in a boxing gym
Record
28-1-0
Knockouts
22
Stance
Southpaw
Height
5'9.5"
Reach
72"
Born
Mar. 3, 1990
Born in
Long Island, NY
Trains in
DeSoto, TX

Errol Spence Jr., known to boxing fans as The Truth, is one of the defining welterweights of his era. PBC lists him as a Texas-bred southpaw and 2012 U.S. Olympian whose championship run came through many of the strongest names around 147 pounds.

Before the belts, ESJ built the foundation as an amateur: national-title pedigree, a 147-pound Olympic Trials win, and a quarterfinal finish at the 2012 London Games. He turned professional later that year and quickly became known for early damage, body punching, and a calm pressure that forced opponents to fight every second.

The title breakthrough came in May 2017, when Spence traveled to Sheffield, England and stopped Kell Brook to win the IBF welterweight title. From there, he defended at home and on major stages: Lamont Peterson, Carlos Ocampo, Mikey Garcia, and Shawn Porter all became part of a run that turned ESJ into a unified champion.

His 2019 split-decision win over Shawn Porter added the WBC belt to the IBF title and showed a different layer of the fighter: not just clean boxing and power, but heart in a fight that demanded every round. After a serious car accident later that year, Spence returned against Danny Garcia in December 2020 and won by unanimous decision at AT&T Stadium.

In April 2022, ESJ stopped Yordenis Ugas in the tenth round to add the WBA title, giving him three welterweight belts. The 2023 Terence Crawford fight brought his first professional loss, but the story is still active: PBC currently lists Spence vs. Tim Tszyu for July 25, 2026 in Australia.

  1. 1990

    Born March 3

    Born in Long Island, New York; later established his boxing identity out of DeSoto and the Dallas area.

  2. 2012

    Olympian to pro

    Won the 147-pound U.S. Olympic Trials, reached the London Olympic quarterfinals, and made his pro debut later that year.

  3. 2015-16

    Contender rise

    Stopped Samuel Vargas, Phil LoGreco, Chris van Heerden, Alejandro Barrera, Chris Algieri, and Leonard Bundu while building the pressure-fighter reputation.

  4. 2017

    IBF world champion

    Went to Sheffield and stopped Kell Brook in round 11 to win the IBF welterweight title.

  5. 2018

    Home-state defenses

    Defended with a stoppage of Lamont Peterson and a first-round knockout of Carlos Ocampo near his DeSoto home base.

  6. 2019

    Unified at 147

    Beat Mikey Garcia at AT&T Stadium, then edged Shawn Porter to add the WBC title to his IBF belt.

  7. 2020

    The return

    Fourteen months after a serious car accident, defeated Danny Garcia by unanimous decision and retained his titles.

  8. 2022

    Third belt

    Stopped Yordenis Ugas in round 10 to add the WBA welterweight title and strengthen his unified championship run.

  9. 2026

    Next listed fight

    PBC lists Spence vs. Tim Tszyu for July 25, 2026 in Australia.