Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Errol Spence Jr. and Jermell Charlo are rare in that each unbeaten champion consistently spars against someone that’s better than his upcoming opponent. The Texas-based boxers will be beyond prepared for title defenses next month thanks in large part to their spirited sparring sessions throughout this training camp in Dallas.
Errol Spence Video Interview - Unbeaten welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. hosted a media workout at his gym in Dallas Tuesday as he prepares for his homecoming title defense at Dallas Cowboys Headquarters against undefeated challenger Carlo Ocampo Saturday, June 16 live on SHOWTIME from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Undefeated welterweight contender Carlos "Chema" Ocampo (22-0, 13 KOs) is looking to become the next Mexican boxer to pull off a major upset. Last month, Jaime Munguia came in as an unknown opponent from Mexico, on late notice, and pulled off a stunning win with a fourth round knockout of Sadam Ali to capture the WBO junior middleweight title.
Errol Spence Jr. had hoped his first welterweight title unification fight would’ve come against Keith Thurman. The unbeaten IBF 147-pound champion happily will settle for the winner of the Danny Garcia-Shawn Porter bout. Garcia and Porter will fight for the WBC welterweight title Thurman gave up in April.
Unbeaten welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. hosted a media workout at his gym in Dallas Tuesday as he prepares for his homecoming title defense at Dallas Cowboys Headquarters against undefeated challenger Carlo Ocampo Saturday, June 16 live on SHOWTIME from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
With Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. scheduled to box a week apart next month, their much-anticipated welterweight showdown surely will receive more attention than ever. Whatever you read or hear, don’t expect Crawford-Spence to happen any time soon. Spence said as much during a media day Tuesday at R&R Boxing Club in Dallas, where the unbeaten IBF welterweight champion is preparing for his mandatory defense against Carlos Ocampo on June 16 in Frisco, Texas.
Jermell Charlo Training Photos Gallery - Unbeaten super welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo is training hard for his scheduled fight with former world champion Austin Trout. They recently went face-to-face in Los Angeles to discuss their showdown Saturday, June 9 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Errol Spence Training Photos Gallery - Spence, who will attempt to make the second defense of the world title he won last May from Kell Brook, combines explosive power with sublime boxing skill. In his last four fights, Spence has begun to assert himself as the best boxer in the deep and talented 147-pound weight division. Today, Spence is rated in the top-10 on boxing's coveted pound-for-pound list. Ocampo, who had a highly rated amateur career in Mexico, is also undefeated but will be facing his toughest challenge to date as a professional in his first world title fight.
When Errol Spence Jr. left Bramall Lane a year ago, he wanted to know what it’d feel like to defend his welterweight title in front of an adoring hometown crowd. A year after devastating nearly 30,000 of Kell Brook’s hometown fans by knocking out Brook in Sheffield, England, Spence will get that opportunity two weeks from Saturday night.
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence feels confident that WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis (20-0, 19 KOs) would defeat Vasiliy Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs), who holds the WBA lightweight title. The two boxers were competing at the same weight - until two weeks ago, when Lomachenko