Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Normally, turning 35 years of age would signal the end of a great fighter's once promising career. Their reflexes slow just a tad, the footwork isn’t as crisp, and their once granite chin has deteriorated considerably. Be that as it may, Terence Crawford is keeping Father Time at bay.
LAS VEGAS – Stephen Espinoza is cautiously optimistic that ongoing negotiations for an Errol Spence Jr.-Terence Crawford showdown will lead to a deal for the undefeated welterweight champions to finally fight.
Errol Spence Jr. is still holding firm to his IBF, WBC, and WBA welterweight titles. But while he continues in his attempts to hammer out a deal that would see him take on WBO champion, Terence Crawford, the pound-for-pound star is enjoying his time as a promoter.
Jermell Charlo apparently has come around to sharing the same viewpoint as Errol Spence Jr. In a recent interview, Charlo, the undisputed junior middleweight champion from Houston, Texas, expressed interest in the idea of fighting his friend and training mate Spence, the unified welterweight champion from Desoto, Texas.
Not known as the most talkative fighter around, there was something about Frank Martin that gained the attention of Errol Spence Jr. With little to no hesitation, the current unified welterweight kingpin signed the talented lightweight to his promotional company, Man Down Promotions.
NEW YORK – If Terence Crawford would allow Oscar De La Hoya to promote him, “The Golden Boy” is confident he can help put together another megafight with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions.
Stephen Espinoza says he will not stop trying to make Errol Spence Jr. vs Terence Crawford so long as both fighters are active. In a recent interview on the Boxing with Chris Mannix Podcast, Espinoza, the president of Showtime Sports, offered some measured optimism as it relates to cutting a deal between the two fighters for the undisputed welterweight championship.
Although it’s been years since Keith Thurman openly ignored the perpetual call-outs of a young up-and-coming Errol Spence Jr., the current unified champion at 147 pounds is still holding a grudge.
Jaron “Boots” Ennis will finally be a world champion this summer, but it will be via fiat rather than knockout, according to his chief handler. Ennis, the highly regarded 25-year-old welterweight contender from Philadelphia, became the interim beltholder for the IBF after
At one point, Keith Thurman was undoubtedly recognized as not only the best welterweight in the world, but one of the best fighters around. But after being forced into the medical room far more than he would like, the now 34-year-old has made sporadic appearances.