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By Jake Donovan - It’s Showtime for Shawn Porter this weekend, but his headlining bout versus England’s Kell Brook is hardly a challenge for which he’s not prepared. In fact, his entire career to date has allowed him to prepare for this moment and treat it as if it’s just another fight.
“I've pretty much fought the who's who of young fighters out there,” insists Porter, who makes the second defense of his version of the welterweight title when he faces Brook at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. “With that being said, it's just another step up. He's the guy that is mandatory for the IBF title, and the guy that we were told we had to fight. We go in there with a great game plan and we'll execute it and fight him and move on from there.”
A brilliant amateur while growing up in Akron, Ohio, the foundation for Porter’s rise to prominence came early in his pro career. The journey officially began in Oct. ’08, but experienced in front of a nationwide audience for the first time when he pitched a four-round shutout over Cory Jones on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights series.
Saturday night marks the 16th time that Porter (24-0-1, 15KOs) plies his trade in front of a TV camera, including his third straight appearance on Showtime Championship Boxing. The 26-year old has looked brilliant in each of his past two bouts on the network, beginning with a convincing points win over Devon Alexander to claim a welterweight belt last December, and then going on to tear through former two-time champ Paul Malignaggi this past April. [Click Here To Read More]
“I've pretty much fought the who's who of young fighters out there,” insists Porter, who makes the second defense of his version of the welterweight title when he faces Brook at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. “With that being said, it's just another step up. He's the guy that is mandatory for the IBF title, and the guy that we were told we had to fight. We go in there with a great game plan and we'll execute it and fight him and move on from there.”
A brilliant amateur while growing up in Akron, Ohio, the foundation for Porter’s rise to prominence came early in his pro career. The journey officially began in Oct. ’08, but experienced in front of a nationwide audience for the first time when he pitched a four-round shutout over Cory Jones on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights series.
Saturday night marks the 16th time that Porter (24-0-1, 15KOs) plies his trade in front of a TV camera, including his third straight appearance on Showtime Championship Boxing. The 26-year old has looked brilliant in each of his past two bouts on the network, beginning with a convincing points win over Devon Alexander to claim a welterweight belt last December, and then going on to tear through former two-time champ Paul Malignaggi this past April. [Click Here To Read More]
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