Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
By Corey Erdman - It’s been said that you can’t find true ecstasy in sport until you succeed in a situation where failure was not just possible, but probable. Those are the situations Mikey Garcia has sought out his entire boxing career. Garcia added another belt to his collection on Saturday night, routing a much larger Rob...
WBC lightweight world champion Mikey Garcia captured the IBF lightweight belt on Saturday night, dominating the previously unbeaten Robert Easter for a clear unanimous decision victory. Garcia (39-0) knocked down Easter in the third round and controlled long stretches of the bout at Staples Center. The judges all favored Garcia, scoring it 116-111, 117-110 and 118-109.
LOS ANGELES – Mikey Garcia-Errol Spence Jr. “definitely” is a pay-per-view fight, according to promoter Richard Schaefer. Schaefer, who promoted the Garcia-Robert Easter Jr. card Saturday night at Staples Center, stated during the post-fight press conference that Garcia-Spence would be a Showtime pay-per-view event if that fight is made for November or December. Spence and Garcia suggested that time frame after Garcia beat Easter by unanimous decision in their lightweight title unification fight.
LOS ANGELES – Errol Spence Jr. didn’t see anything from Mikey Garcia on Saturday night that would make him hesitate to fight Garcia next. Spence told a group of reporters at ringside following Garcia’s convincing victory over Rober Easter Jr. late Saturday night at Staples Center that he wants to fight Garcia in “November, December.” An ambitious Garcia reiterated during the post-fight press conference that he wants to move up two divisions – from lightweight to welterweight – to challenge the bigger, stronger Spence in his next fight
Shawn Porter was also in attendance. It was recently announced that Porter and fellow former 147-pound world title holder Danny Garcia will square off against one another for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship live on Showtime Saturday, Sept. 8 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mikey Garcia became the 10th lightweight champion to unify the division with a unanimous decision against Robert Easter Jr. Saturday on SHOWTIME, and immediately afterward set his sights on boxing’s best, namely Errol Spence Jr.
According to the Los Angeles Times, IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence (24-0, 21 KOs) will be ringside on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Spence will be scouting WBC lightweight world champion Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs), who faces IBF champion Robert Easter Jr. (21-0, 14 KOs) in a high stakes unification.
LOS ANGELES – Kevin Cunningham’s criticism didn’t stop Mikey Garcia from discussing fighting Errol Spence Jr. Cunningham, Robert Easter Jr.’s new trainer, considers it disrespectful for Garcia to continually talk about boxing Spence and Vasiliy Lomachenko when the four-division champion still must get through Easter on Saturday night at Staples Center. Garcia told BoxingScene.com recently that he’s not overlooking Easter and makes no apologies for honestly answering questions he is asked about future fights.
There is plenty of chatter about the future plans of WBC lightweight titlist Mikey Garcia, who faces IBF belt-holder, Robert Easter, in what is an anticipated unification bout at the Staples Center in Los Angeles this weekend. Garcia himself has spoken of moving up to welterweight to challenge IBF champion Errol Spence.
LOS ANGELES – It isn’t just the oddsmakers Kevin Cunningham feels have disrespected Robert Easter Jr. Easter’s new trainer doesn’t think Mikey Garcia considers Easter a legitimate threat to his unblemished record, either. Cunningham claimed during a press conference Thursday at The Congo Room that Garcia has overlooked Easter by regularly discussing potential future fights against Errol Spence Jr. and Vasiliy Lomachenko.