Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Al Bernstein, Hall of Famer and expert analyst for Showtime Sports, expects the upcoming welterweight clash between Errol Spence and Lamont Peterson to be a very entertaining affair. Spence (22-0, 19 KOs) will make the first defense of his IBF world title against Peterson (35-3-1, 17 KOs) on January 20th from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Showtime will televise the bout.
Former world champion Barry McGuigan, who is now a veteran promoter, is a very big fan of Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs), who is regarded by some as the top pound for pound fighter in boxing. Crawford has a huge 2017, and there were many who tabbed him as the 'Fighter of The Year' in a very tight race with heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko.
Former multi-division world champion Robert Guerrero, who retired earlier this year after suffering a knockout loss to Omar Figueroa, is now focused on his career as a broadcast analyst. Guerrero took some time to rank the top players in the welterweight division - and he views WBA, WBC champion Keith Thurman as the top dog of the weight class. Thurman dropped and decisioned Guerrero back in March of 2015 in the main event of the very first Premier Boxing Champions televised card on NBC.
Former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi views IBF champion Errol Spence and WBC, WBA champion Keith Thurman as the very best of the welterweight division and wants to seem them collide at some point in 2018. Thurman unified the WBA, WBC titles in March with a twelve round split decision victory over Danny Garcia.
Heading into 2018, the welterweight division is once again one of the most talent-rich weight classes in the sport. The division is loaded up with names like Errol Spence, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Jeff Horn, Amir Khan, Manny Pacquiao, Shawn Porter, Lamont Peterson, Lucas Matthysse and several others.
DALLAS - Unbeaten welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. and his trainer Derrick James have spent the first part of the holiday season giving back to their local community in and around Dallas through a Holiday Toy Drive they hosted throughout December to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of greater Dallas.
Errol Spence Jr. isn’t convinced the best fighter of his era won’t make yet another comeback. The unbeaten IBF welterweight champion told Sports Illustrated for an “SI Now” segment released on its website Tuesday that he wouldn’t be surprised to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight again.
NEW YORK – The man most recently responsible for inflicting significant damage to Kell Brook’s face feels he can come back again. Brook bounced back from a broken orbital bone around his right eye suffered during a fifth-round technical knockout loss to middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in September 2016. That surgically repaired side of his face held up fine during his following fight, but Errol Spence Jr.’s punishing punches produced the same injury to the left side of Brook’s face.
Terence Crawford respects Errol Spence Jr. The former undisputed 140-pound champion is impressed by what the unbeaten Spence has shown thus far throughout his rise in the welterweight division. Crawford also has noticed flaws in Spence that make him confident he can beat the powerful southpaw whenever they get in the ring together.
Former two-division champion Devon Alexander (27-4) snapped a two fight losing streak when he defeated Walter Carrillo (26-5-1) last month in Florida. The bout topped a Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 bill and was Alexander’s first ring appearance in over 2 years. Another fighter coming off of a long stint of inactivity is Lamont Peterson (35-3-1) who will return from an 11 month layoff on January 20th when he faces IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence (2–0) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.