Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Errol Spence Jr. has repeatedly said that Shawn Porter avoided him by opting for a mandatory title defense against Yordenis Ugas earlier this month. If that was the case, it appears Porter is no longer avoiding Spence.
Errol Spence Jr. has no interest whatsoever in actively chasing a much-discussed showdown with Terence Crawford. Spence simply replied, “no,” when he was asked after his easy victory over Mikey Garcia on Saturday night if he’ll attend Crawford’s fight against Amir Khan on April 20 in New York. Like Crawford, Spence wants what would amount to the most appealing welterweight title unification fight.
Lamont Peterson’s lopsided loss to Errol Spence Jr. necessitated a long rest for the former junior welterweight champion. It still didn’t demoralize him. Peterson knew he would return to a boxing ring, even after Spence beat him up in their IBF welterweight title fight 14 months ago at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. That time will come Sunday night, when Peterson will face Russia’s Sergey Lipinets in a 12-round welterweight fight FS1 will televise from Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Manny Pacquiao wants to know who you think he should fight next. Just don’t mention Errol Spence Jr. The unbeaten IBF welterweight champion isn’t one of the options. Pacquiao presented a poll through his Twitter account late Friday night, through which he asked about his next opponent. The options, in order, are Floyd Mayweather, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter.
Arlington, Texas - WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KO’s) was a very popular figure last weekend in Texas as he was mobbed by countless fans at the Errol Spence-Mikey Garcia pay-per-view event, which took place in front of cover 47,000 people at AT&T Stadium.
By Michael Rosenthal - First Errol Spence picked on a little guy. Now he’s after an old guy. Errol, with due respect, you’re going to have to pick on someone who doesn’t enter the ring at a distinct disadvantage at some point. Spence turned in a brilliant performance against the smaller Mikey Garcia last Saturday, enh...
Fox Sports went all in for its first Pay-Per-View, essentially investing four months worth of time and resources into its March 16 show, topped by Errol Spence’s 12-round shutout of Mikey Garcia in their battle of unbeaten pound-for-pound entrants at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The platform’s efforts proved to be a game-changer, especially given the commercial success; so, too, is the manner in which Fox Sports PPV events will be made available, as well as the extended period for such shows to remain available for purchase.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has continued to criticize last Saturday's performance by Mikey Garcia. Garcia, a four division world champion, moved up by two weight classes to challenges IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Arlington, Texas - Mikey Garcia (39-1, 30 KO’) came up short in his quest to dethrone IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence. People wondered why Mikey would take the fight outside of a massive payday but Garcia insisted he saw something.
This past Saturday night, Errol Spence called out Manny Pacquiao after a dominant victory against Mikey Garcia to retain his welterweight world title at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Spence held onto his IBF belt and picked up the vacant WBC diamond welterweight strap courtesy of a lopsided unanimous decision against Garcia. The judges in Texas, and observers, saw a one-sided fight with tallies of 120-107, 120-108 and 120-108.