By Jeff Aranow: Lamont Peterson (35-3, 17 KOs) says he has no questions in his mind whether he’s going to defeat IBF welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence (22-0, 19 KOs) or not in their fight on January 20 on Showtime Boxing.
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Derevyanchenko added to Spence-Peterson card for Jan.20
By Jim Dower: Undefeated middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOs) has been added to the January 20th card on Showtime, headlined by IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. vs. Lamon Peterson at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 2008 Ukrainian Olympian Derevyanchenko will be fighting an opponent still to be determined, according to Dan Rafael.
Spence says Thurman hasn’t been ‘One Time’ in a long time
By Chris Williams: Errol Spence Jr. doesn’t have many positive things to say about the inactive WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs), who has seemingly been dodging a fight against him for the past 2 years now.
Spence says he’s interested in Khan fight
By Scott Gilfoid: Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) would be interested in giving a title shot against Amir ‘King’ Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) if his management came to him and asked him if he’d like to defend his IBF welterweight title against the British fighter.
Danny Garcia says Crawford must fight Spence to earn a match against him
By Dan Ambrose: Danny Garcia says Terence Crawford isn’t even a top 10 contender in the welterweight division, and he needs to face Errol Spence Jr. for him to earn a fight against him. Spence (22-0 19 KOs) is the IBF welterweight champion at this time, whereas Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) is just a contender, who lost his WBC 147 lb. title to Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) last year on March 4.
Errol Spence ready to take Mayweather’s spot as No.1 fighter
By Allan Fox: Now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has ridden off into the sunset, IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) is ready to take his spot as the No1 fighter in boxing. Light heavyweight Andre ‘SOG’ Ward could have taken over for Mayweather, but he cleared out quickly.
Hearn: Khan will have “super fight” in winter 2018
By Marcus Richardson: Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport says his new signee Amir Khan will fight 3 times in 2018 with the final bout of his contract being a ‘super-fight’ in December of the year. Hearn says Khan’s 3 fights in 2018 will be in April, August or September and then in the winter. The third fight will finish out Khan’s existing 3-fight contract with Matchroom.
Danny Garcia explains how to beat Errol Spence
By Dan Ambrose: Danny Garcia thinks he has a clever idea of how to beat IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. when the time comes for them to face each other. Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) says the main strategy that you need to defeat the 27-year-old Spence (22-0, 19 KOs) is to take him to a place he’s never been before.
Spence: Keith Thurman isn’t confident about the fight
By Dan Ambrose: Errol Spence Jr. says he thinks the reason why WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman won’t fight him is because he lacks the confidence that he can get the job done.
Spence thinks Kell Brook can win title at 154
By Tim Royner: Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) sees it as possible for Kell Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) to win a world title at junior middleweight, but he still isn’t sure how much his loss to him last year will impact his future success.