Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
PHILADELPHIA – Danny Garcia would’ve picked Kell Brook to beat Errol Spence Jr. After watching Brook absorb a beating against Gennady Golovkin, though, Garcia isn’t so sure. Now the unbeaten WBC world welterweight champion considers Brook-Spence an even encounter either fighter could win.
Kell Brook could’ve moved up. That’s the message Errol Spence Jr. wants boxing fans to remember once he beats Brook on May 20 in Sheffield, England. Brook could’ve advanced from welterweight (147 pounds) to junior middleweight (154), but according to Spence, the British star’s decision to remain at welterweight eliminates any justification for making weight-related excuses.
Dominic Ingle, who is the head trainer for IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) has been reading the press clippings about their upcoming opponent for the last few months. A deal was reached on Monday for Brook to make a mandatory defense of his title against unbeaten United States Olympian Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs). The fight is being targeted for either May 20 or May 27 in Brook's hometown of Sheffield.
There’s nothing about challenging Kell Brook in his hometown that overly concerns Errol Spence Jr. Not being treated as the ‘B’ side in by far the biggest fight of his four-year pro career. Not the huge crowd that’ll heavily favor Brook. And not the potential for that pro-Brook contingent to influence the judges’ scoring.
The date for Kell Brook's mandatory defense of the IBF welterweight title may shift by a week to Sheffield United's Bramall Lane ground on May 27. A deal was reached on Monday for Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) to make a mandatory defense of his title against undefeated Olympian Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs).
Errol Spence Jr. appreciates that he’s getting an opportunity to realize his longtime dream. The undefeated contender still thinks Kell Brook is getting too much credit for agreeing to make a mandated defense of his IBF welterweight title. Brook has mostly been applauded by boxing fans and media for remaining at 147 pounds to face Spence, the IBF’s No. 1 contender, on May 20 in Brook’s hometown of Sheffield, England.
Lindsey Tucker, the IBF’s championships chairman, confirmed to BoxingScene.com on Monday that a purse bid for the Brook-Errol Spence Jr. welterweight title fight has been canceled because the two sides have reached an agreement for a May 20 fight in Brook’s hometown of Sheffield, England. The purse bid, originally scheduled for February 7 at the IBF’s headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey, had been postponed a week ago until Tuesday because promoters for Brook and Spence had made significant progress toward reaching a deal.
With a purse bid scheduled for Tuesday looming, promoter Eddie Hearn is confident an agreement will be reached before then for a Kell Brook-Errol Spence Jr. welterweight title fight. Hearn – whose company, Matchroom Sports, promotes Brook – and promoter Tom Brown, who’s representing Spence, have continued to negotiate so that they don’t have to attend a purse bid scheduled for Tuesday at the IBF’s headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey. With the fight apparently close to being finalized, Hearn can’t quite believe so many fans and media have doubted Brook’s willingness to take this dangerous fight against Spence (21-0, 18 KOs), the mandatory challenger for Brook’s IBF welterweight title.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) is full steam ahead to a mandatory showdown with unbeaten Olympian Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs). The two sides are very close to finalizing a deal with a purse bid scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
Former world champion and Sky Sports analyst Johnny Nelson if confidently picking Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) to defeat Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs). Brook, who holds the IBF welterweight title, has to make a mandatory defense against Spence. A deal is very close to being made, with an IBF mandated purse bid scheduled for next Tuesday.