Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
World junior middleweight titleholder Jermell Charlo (29-0, 14 KOs) has raised his profile fighting from coast to coast on national TV over the last few years. But a lesser known fact is that, on the local front, Charlo founded a 8,700-square-foot gym, Charlo Boxing and Fitness three years ago in the Houston neighborhood where he grew up.
Max Kellerman, who works for HBO Sports and ESPN, believes five division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27 KOs) should never even consider idea of returning to the ring. This past Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Mayweather secured a TKO victory in the tenth round over UFC superstar Conor McGregor, who was making his professional debut as a boxer.
Most boxing fans want to see Terence Crawford move up to welterweight to fight Errol Spence Jr. or Keith Thurman. It is more likely, of course, for Spence and Thurman to fight each other first. Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs, 1 NC), the WBA/WBC welterweight champion from Clearwater, Florida, is recovering from elbow surgery and won’t return to the ring until sometime early in 2018.
WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (17-0-1, 11 KOs) is already setting his sights on other potential targets in the welterweight division. Last month, Horn stunned the boxing world when he pulled off a twelve round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao to capture the WBO crown before a crowd of 51,000 at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) will not back away from a "dream fight" unification against WBA, WBC champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs). Both fighters had very big wins in 2017. Back in March, Thurman won a twelve round decision over unbeaten Danny Garcia to unify the WBC, WBA belts. For Spence, he traveled over to Sheffield in late May to stop Kell Brook in eleven rounds to capture the IBF belt.
Errol Spence Video Interview - Adrien Broner has been on the other side of this matchup many times during his mercurial rise through the ranks of boxing. The 27-year-old Cincinnati, Ohio native won his first 27 professional bouts, picked up four world titles along the way, and established himself as one of the brashest, boldest and most marketable young fighters on the circuit.
Recently crowned IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 18 KOs) hopes to get his next ring assignment in the very near future. The Texan has recently made it known that he is interested in facing WBC/WBA champion Keith Thurman in an unification bout and also is interested in facing former two-division champion Danny Garcia.
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence (22-0) has been biding his time since his May stoppage victory over Kell Brook to capture the title. The victory was Spence's coming out party and now he wants to face all of the the big names. There have been talks of a potential Dallas homecoming fight but he made it clear that he would bypass a fight at home for a big fight against one of the division's top fighters like Danny Garcia.
August 26th is the date that the much discussed Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor crossover fight is slated to take place. The T-Mobile Arena on Las Vegas will play host to the mega-fight that will be distributed by Showtime Pay-Per-View. Recently crowned IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence (22-0, 19 KOs) agrees with most experts who anticipate Mayweather will have an easy night's work when the ballyhooed fight takes place.
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence (22-0, 19 KOs) is hoping to make the first defense of his title this fall in his native Dallas. While an opponent, date and venue haven't been set, Spence is looking forward to the prospects of fighting at home.