Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence will be looking for more gold next month. Spence will collide with WBC world champion Shawn Porter in a high stakes unification bout on September 28, with the Fox Sports pay-per-view bout taking place at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
LAS VEGAS, NV - WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman was in town this past weekend for the annual Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame gala. This year's class included Juan Manuel Marquez, Bernard Hopkins, Winky Wright, and several other legends.
Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter kicked off their press tour Tuesday just outside of the Staples Center on a sweltering day, and although most of the proceedings were respectful and civil, Spence Jr. threw a verbal jab at his adversary.
Errol Spence Jr. can be a buzzsaw. Of his 25 career fights, 21 have ended with a knockout finish. His last fight against Mikey Garcia was a landslide decision win where he landed a career high 345 punches, but missed the mark on a highlight-reel finish.
Fast rising welterweight prospect Vergil Ortiz (14-0 14 KOs) put on his best performance to date this past Saturday when he stream rolled former title challenger Antonio Orozco (28-2) in 6 rounds in Grand Prairie, Texas on a Golden Boy Promotions' card that was streamed on DAZN.
Shawn Porter Video Interview - IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. and WBC Welterweight World Champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter went face to face Tuesday in Los Angeles at a press conference to preview their 147-pound championship unification that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View on Saturday, September 28 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. (photos by Ryan Hafey)
Errol Spence Video Interview - IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. and WBC Welterweight World Champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter went face to face Tuesday in Los Angeles at a press conference to preview their 147-pound championship unification that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View on Saturday, September 28 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. (photos by Ryan Hafey)
IBF welterweight world champion Errol "The Truth" Spence will be looking to make a big statement when he faces WBC champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter in a high stakes unification. The two boxers will collide in the headline bout of a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, September 28 from Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Spence, Porter Los Angeles Press Conference Photos - IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. and WBC Welterweight World Champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter went face to face Tuesday in Los Angeles at a press conference to preview their 147-pound championship unification that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View on Saturday, September 28 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. (photos by Ryan Hafey)
Terence Crawford is arguably one of boxing’s best fighters, but for now, the southpaw sits on the sidelines waiting to see who he will square off next. A fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Crawford is what fans — and both fighters — have been calling for to settle the score on who is the best pound-for-pound boxer in the sport.