Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
BROOKLYN - Undefeated prospect Mario Barrios (14-0, 8 KOs) and top super lightweight contender Luca "Black Mamba" Giacon (27-1, 23 KOs) compete in separate bouts that highlight undercard action on Saturday, April 16 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
A ridiculous 20-year ban in place for mixed martial arts left New York State as the only location in the U.S. to have disallowed sanctioning in the sport. A long overdue reversal of such policy took place on Tuesday, with the historic ruling met with plans from combat sports giant Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to bring its game to town on the first available date.
New York, NY - Promise and hype have surrounded the career of unbeaten welterweight prospect Errol Spence Jr. (19-0, 16KOs). Many feel the 26-year-old is the best of the 2012 United States Olympic class and one of the best prospects in the world. But the one knock on him so far is that he has not fought anyone of note. That factor will change in April, when he takes on former world champion Chris Algieri (21-2, 8KOs) in a step up Spence has longed for.
Errol Spence Jr. doesn’t consider Chris Algieri to be the huge step up in class Algieri considers himself. Spence acknowledged that Algieri, a former WBO junior welterweight champion, is more accomplished than anyone he has faced in his first 19 professional fights.
It's not often that NBC and CBS-affiliated networks will offer cross-promotion for programming on the same night, but could very well become the case on a busy night of boxing on April 16. As previously announced, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC makes its return with a loaded bill from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The primetime telecast - beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET - is topped by a welterweight crossroads bout between unbeaten contender Errol Spence (19-0, 16KOs) and Long Island-bred former 140 lb. titlist Chris Algieri (21-2, 8KOs).
New York, NY- Chris Algieri has campaigned from junior welterweight and welterweight divisions fighting names like Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, and Ruslan Provodnikov. Now he faces an up and comer who has as much promise as any prospect in boxing currently in Errol Spence, Jr. While many established guys may have shied away at facing Spence, Algieri is sort of a throwback taking on all comers.
Chris Algieri has heard all the hype about Errol Spence Jr. becoming the next huge thing in boxing. Algieri still doesn’t know if it’s justifiable because he isn’t the least bit impressed with the type of opponents Spence has boxed during his three-year pro career. The former WBO 140-pound champion does know that he is by far the best foe Spence has agreed to face.
It's our second PBC on NBC event and I'm thrilled to have Errol and Chris in our ring. We expect a lot of Long Islanders to take the LIRR to Barclays Center.
On the heels of a spectacular night in January, we return for another great night at Barclays Center. This will make our 17th boxing show. We are the home of professional boxing now.
New York, NY - Star Boxing’s Joe DeGuardia has promoted former world champion Chris Algieri from the ballrooms of Long Island to the biggest stages of boxing. His fighter returns on April 16th when he takes on unbeaten Errol Spence at the Barclays Center on prime time on NBC.