Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
ONTARIO, California – Derrick James hasn’t seen anything happen in his gym since Errol Spence Jr. returned to it earlier this month that makes James think Spence isn’t the same elite fighter he was before his car accident.
Danny Garcia was as encouraged as anyone to learn Errol Spence Jr. plans to go straight to a tough fight in 2020. Spence mentioned Garcia and Manny Pacquiao as the two opponents he most wants to face in his first fight after an October 10 car accident caused facial lacerations and dental damage to the star southpaw. The unbeaten IBF/WBC welterweight champion returned to the gym earlier this month and told FOX’s Brian Kenny during a live interview Saturday night that he has been cleared medically to resume all boxing training.
Errol Spence is back… in the public eye. The unbeaten, unified welterweight titlist was on hand serving dual purpose Saturday evening at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, marking his first time in the public eye since a horrific car crash suffered this past October in downtown Dallas. Spence’s training stablemate, former 154-pound titlist Jermell Charlo (32-1, 16KOs) is in the evening’s main event, looking to avenge his lone career defeat in a rematch with reigning titleholder Tony Harrison (28-2, 21KOs) in the evening’s main event.
Errol Spence insists he’s ready to defend his throne. An exclusive interview conducted with Fox Sports on Saturday evening marked the first public appearance for the unbeaten, unified titlist since injuries sustained in a horrific single car crash this past October in downtown Dallas. Spence spent six days in Methodist Dallas Medical Center, after which he was released and subsequently charged with a single count of Class B misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated (DWI).
Errol Spence Jr. is finally ready to break his silence. The unbeaten, unified welterweight titlist from Desoto, Texas will make his first televised appearance in more than two months as he will appear in an exclusive interview during this weekend’s offering of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox (Saturday, 8:00pm ET). The session will mark his first public comments since his horrific car crash this past October in downtown Dallas.
There’s no getting around the fact that the last fight for Mikey Garcia was the worst of his career. Not only does the former four-division titlist own it, but is willing to return to the scene of the crime in order to exorcise past demons. Months of speculation as to when, where and on what platform he would next appear came to an end as Garcia was introduced as the latest boxer to ink a deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing DAZN. His debut on the over-the-top (OTT) media service will come in a Feb. 29 welterweight clash versus former two-division titlist Jessie Vargas (29-2-2, 11KOs), taking place at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Former two division world champion Danny Garcia is not overlooking the upcoming clash with Ivan Redkach. Garcia, a solid favorite in the fight, will face Redkach in a WBC welterweight title eliminator, as the headline bout of a Showtime tripleheader on January 25 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Bob Arum is confident a super fight between welterweights Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. can be staged as soon as the sidelined Spence is ready to resume his career. “Negotiations would take less than an hour once Spence is ready to return to put the Crawford fight together. It’s not Al [Haymon’s] fault Spence is not healthy enough to fight at the present time. Hopefully he’ll recover from his injuries to fight again,” Arum told BoxingScene.com in an interview.
Bob Arum doesn’t consider Terence Crawford-Errol Spence Jr. a fight that finally could occur in 2020 or even in 2021. Based on what Arum has been told recently regarding Spence’s recovery from injuries suffered during a car accident in October, Crawford’s promoter suspects Spence won’t be physically ready to return to the ring anytime soon. Spence, of DeSoto, Texas, hasn’t offered any updates on how he’s healing from injuries incurred when he crashed his Ferrari in the early-morning hours of October 10 in downtown Dallas.
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) is hunting for the big fights, but they do not appear to be on the horizon. Crawford is scheduled to return on December 14th at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He will make a mandatory defense against unbeaten Egidijus Kavaliauskas, who is a tremendous underdog heading into the fight.