The fight that Claudio "The Matrix" Marrero accepted as an alternative to the one he really wanted comes with a new wrinkle. An 11th hour replacement was secured for the featherweight contender, as the Miami-based Dominican now faces countryman Luis Hinojosa in preliminary action this Sunday at Ford Ampitheatre in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York.
New York - Leonard Bundu (33-1-2, 12 KO’s) comes into his showdown with Errol Spence Jr.(20-0, 17 KO’s) this Saturday in Coney Island as a heavy underdog.
BROOKLYN - Undefeated rising star Errol 'The Truth' Spence Jr. is in top form for once-beaten contender Leonard "The Lion" Bundu. They meet in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC this Sunday, August 21 from Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn.
By Keith Idec - As the 2016 Summer Olympics conclude Sunday, the best fighter to emerge from the 2012 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team intends to capitalize on exposure not even eventual superstars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya were afforded early in their careers. Errol Spence Jr. fully understands...
There’s no fewer than a million and one avenues or convenient detours a fighter can navigate, in route to doing things incorrectly. The “Sweet Science” is littered with instances of those who soured and couldn’t stay on the straight and narrow in the ring, out of it, or both. There’s even been historically successful prizefighters who’ve won the bulk of their bouts in less than textbook fashion; the wrong way, in other words.
BROOKLYN - Undefeated rising star Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. and once-beaten contender Leonard "The Lion" Bundu went face-to-face for the first time Thursday before they meet in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC this Sunday, August 21 from Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn.
It was a typical day in the gym for Claudio Marrero, as the featherweight hopeful remains hard at work for his upcoming bout with Derrick Murray. Still, he couldn't help but pause upon learning that Mayweather Promotions has recently signed interim featherweight titlist Carlos Zambrano. Upon hearing the news, he did his best to force a grin before resuming his morning workout. It was all he could do from bursting in laughter over the move. "Mayweather signed the wrong guy," Marrero (20-1, 14KOs) said to BoxingScene.com of the recent move.
There is plenty at stake Sunday for Errol Spence Jr. If the 2012 Olympian defeats Leonard Bundu, he’ll become the mandatory challenger for the IBF welterweight title, currently owned by England’s Kell Brook. The unbeaten southpaw from DeSoto, Texas, also will headline a national broadcast that’ll immediately follow NBC’s telecast of the gold-medal men’s basketball game from the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 p.m. PT).
Leonard Bundu believes his upcoming fight with rising star Errol Spence has all the makings of a “spectacular fight.” Speaking on a pre-fight media call, the experienced welterweight revealed: “It’s going to be a spectacular fight. I know Errol has come to fight and I’m coming to fight. I’m coming for the big threat. I’m coming here convinced from my experience.”
Welterweight rising star Errol Spence Jr. insists he’s fully focused on upcoming opponent Leonard Bundu with the lure of a shot at the IBF world title on the horizon. The fight is scheduled for August 21st.