Errol Spence vs Mikey Garcia Close For February

10/26/201810/26/2018 James Slater

When Mikey Garcia first called for a fight with the much bigge Errol Spence most fans laughed or sneered, insisting this fight, one that would … continue

Errol Spence Vs. Terence Crawford Fast Becoming The Next Big Rivalry Of The Lower Weight Divisions

09/10/2018 James Slater

Fight fans love a great rivalry, an intense and very real rivalry. We have yet to see middleweights Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez settle their … continue

Mikey Garcia insists he’s deadly serious about Errol Spence fight: You guys think it’s a joke but I’m gonna do it!

07/12/201807/11/2018 James Slater

Current lightweight titlist Mikey Garcia, who won his first world title down at 126 pounds, caused quite a buzz a month or so ago, when … continue

Spence obliterates Ocampo – Results

06/17/201806/17/2018 Showtime Boxing

Errol Spence Jr. defended his IBF Welterweight World Championship with a first-round knockout of previously undefeated mandatory challenger Carlos Ocampo in a homecoming fight Saturday … continue

IBF purse bid of March 6 ordered for Errol Spence Vs. Carlos Ocampo; fight would take place June 16 in Dallas

02/25/2018 James Slater

Are we about to see a quite horrendous mismatch, or might unheralded Mexican Carlos Ocampo pull off what would likely be THE upset of the … continue

Bob Arum wants to build up Terence Crawford-Errol Spence clash – to Super-Fight status

02/10/2018 James Slater

Top Rank Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is always looking to produce the next mega-fight, letting the idea of two stars going at each other build and build (or marinate, as Arum might say). One massive clash of unbeaten stars Arum has an eye on for the coming future, in a year or so, is a welterweight showdown between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford.

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Errol Spence vs. Carlos Ocampo – who wins?

01/23/2018 James Slater

It’s no secret that reigning and undefeated IBF welterweight king Errol Spence, 23-0 with 20 KO’s, wants, no, is demanding, the big, big fights. In particular, the gifted southpaw who is a feature on plenty of current P-4-P lists wants a unification showdown with WBC/WBA 147 pound ruler Keith Thurman.

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Results: Errol Spence Jr. stops Lamont Peterson

01/21/201801/20/2018 Jeff Sorby

IBF World welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 KOs) wore down and halted former 2 division world champion Lamont ‘Havoc’ Peterson (35-4-1, 17 KOs) in a 8th stoppage on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight was halted by Peterson’s trainer Barry Hunter at the start of round 8. Peterson was too beaten up for Hunter to allow the fight to continue.

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Spence-Jr. vs Peterson Preview: Sometimes Theater Of The Expected Is Still Worth Watching

01/20/2018 Andrew Huntley

I can’t speak for anyone else, but sometimes, I find myself wanting to watch something a little predictable on TV or in the theater. Don’t get me wrong-I have nothing against plot twists or character development and certainly enjoy watching shows that contain those elements. Still, I find it fun to occasionally watch something where the outcome is a foregone conclusion, just because I know it will contain enough entertaining moments to make it worth my time.

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Weights: Spence 147, Peterson 146.75

01/20/201801/19/2018 Showtime Boxing

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IBF Welterweight World Championship

Errol Spence Jr.: 147 pounds
Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ pounds

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