Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Wherever you rank Shawn Porter among today’s best welterweights, there’s no questioning his suit game. The two-time and reigning welterweight titlist was decked out in a Cleveland Browns-themed checkered suit for a guest appearance on ‘Fox NFL Sunday’ at Fox Studios, on hand to discuss his upcoming Fox Sports Pay-Per-View showdown versus Errol Spence—along with a little football as well.
Derrick James, the head trainer for IBF welterweight champion Errol "The Truth" Spence, explained that he put together a game plan to score a knockout victory over Shawn Porter next Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Porter will stake his WBC welterweight crown in a high stakes unification, which is being carried by Fox Sports Pay-Per-View.
With his love of the game and his vibrant personality to match, it’s hardly a surprise that Shawn Porter has proven just as successful behind the mic as he has in the ring. The two-time welterweight titlist has garnered accolades for his role as an in-studio host for Fox Sports’ Inside PBC (Premier Boxing Champions) Boxing series, as well as his occasional fight night role as both co-host and expert ringside analyst. It’s not surprising to see athletes such as Porter (30-2-1, 17KOs) to excel in such roles, though not quite as common to multitask while still serving in the prime of their respective careers.
At a squat 5’7”, Shawn Porter will almost always be at a height disadvantage in the welterweight division. Given where he spent the bulk of his rich amateur background, opponents have quickly learn the hard way that he’s by no means the smaller man in the ring. Though currently serving as a two-time welterweight titlist took nearly two years to work his way down to the division, as he was closer to the super middleweight division upon turning pro in 2008..
Shawn Porter Video Interview - WBC Welterweight Champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter, WBC Super Middleweight Champion Anthony "The Dog" Dirrell and former three-time world champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero hosted a media workout in Las Vegas Wednesday as they near their respective showdowns taking place Saturday, September 28 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. (photos by Leo Wilson)
Errol Spence Training Photos Gallery - Spence vs. Porter pits unbeaten IBF Welterweight Champion Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. against WBC Welterweight Champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter in a 147-pound title unification that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, September 28 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Unbeaten 147-pound titlist Errol Spence Jr. doesn’t make it a point to call out other boxers but had no problem making his thoughts known that he craved a superfight with boxing’s only-ever eight-division titlist. That clash could very well come one day, but not before Spence first collides with Shawn Porter. Their Sept. 28 welterweight title unification bout headlines a Fox Sports Pay-Per-View event, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
Shawn Porter wonders whether Errol Spence Jr. is trying to convince himself he can knock out Porter. Porter’s chin has been one of his most obvious assets during a pro career that’s in its 11 year. His two losses were 12-round decision defeats to Kell Brook, who beat him by majority decision in August 2014, and Keith Thurman, who narrowly won a unanimous decision over Porter in June 2016.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV - Former pound-for-pound king Andre Ward was in Las Vegas this past weekend calling the action on ESPN+ for Tyson Fury's unanimous decision victory over Otto Wallin. (photo by Ryan Hafey)
Shawn Porter feels there will be more at stake when he encounters Errol Spence Jr. than two welterweight titles. Porter contends that the winner of their 12-round, 147-pound title unification fight should be considered the best welterweight in boxing. The 31-year-old Porter (30-2-1, 17 KOs), of Akron, Ohio, and the 29-year-old Spence (25-0, 21 KOs), of DeSoto, Texas, will meet September 28 for Porter’s WBC welterweight title and Spence’s IBF belt at Staples Center in Los Angeles.