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Errol Spence Jr. defended his IBF Welterweight World Championship with a first-round knockout of previously undefeated mandatory challenger Carlos Ocampo in a homecoming fight Saturday on Showtime at Ford Center at The Star.
Carlos Ocampo, at only 22 years old and a 100-1 underdog, was knocked out in bad fashion in the biggest fight of his career. And that biggest fight only lasted a single round. The International Boxing Federation made him the mandatory challenger a few months, and Ocampo challenged their welterweight champion, Errol Spence, on Saturday night in Texas.
One of the most highly regarded fighters in the sport, Errol Spence, made quick work of Carlos Ocampo, knocking out the Mexican challenger in the first round Saturday to retain his International Boxing Federation welterweight title.
By Keith Idec - Errol Spence Jr. barely broke a sweat before his adoring hometown crowd Saturday night. Spence knocked out overmatched mandatory challenger Carlos Ocampo with a body shot just before the end of the first round of their scheduled 12-round, 147-pound title fight in Frisco, Texas. Spence’s vi...
Spence, Ocampo Scorecard Live BoxingScene - Unbeaten welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. and top-rated contender Carlos Ocampo spoke to media at the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters Thursday as Spence nears his homecoming title defense against his unbeaten challenger this Saturday, June 16 live on SHOWTIME from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence lands well above the welter avg. in all categories, including body shots. He lands 7.3 per round to the flanks - #3 among CompuBox Categorical Leaders. Opponents land just 9.4 punches per round, and just 7.9 power shots per round. Ocampo, making a HUGE step up in class, put up better than average numbers against non-descript opponents.
IBF welterweight world champion Errol Spence (23-0, 20 KOs) is planning to do a real job on his mandatory challenger, Carlos Ocampo (22-0, 13 KOs) - who some bookies have pegged as a 100-1 underdog. The Showtime televised contest takes place later tonight from The Ford Center at The Star in Dallas, Texas.
Terence Crawford figures Errol Spence Jr. could have an even easier time with Carlos Ocampo than Spence predicted Crawford would have when he challenged Jeff Horn a week earlier. Crawford took time between stops on a media tour Friday in New York to give his assessment of Ocampo’s chances of upsetting Spence on Saturday night through his Twitter account. According to Crawford’s expert opinion, the unusually lopsided odds on Spence-Ocampo seem just about right.
The 2012 U.S. Olympian gets that chance Saturday night against Mexico's Carlos Ocampo in a mandatory defense between undefeated fighters. Spence's second fight as a champion will be the first title bout in the 12,000-seat football stadium that is the indoor practice field for the Dallas Cowboys at team headquarters 30 miles north of Dallas.
Spence, Ocampo Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Undefeated welterweight champion Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. will defend his IBF world title in a Dallas homecoming Saturday, June 16 live on SHOWTIME at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco against unbeaten mandatory challenger Carlos Ocampo in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. It will be the first boxing event inside Ford Center and Spence's first hometown fight as world champion.