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Errol Spence Jr. the truth or another hype job?

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By Jaime Ortega: I’ve followed Errol Spence Jr. since he fought in 2012 in the Olympics. He recently emerged as the next messiah to transcend Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao’s reign. The legend speaks that Errol sparred Floyd, and gave him a black eye. From that day on, he became Floyd’s most difficult sparring partner. This rumor has neither been falsified nor denied by those who witnessed the account.

Shawn Porter recently confirmed in a video interview that a few years back Errol sparred Adrien “The Problem” Broner, and gave him a boxing lesson. Broner apparently frustrated by the outcome, left the boxing ring crying. Errol himself reiterated the rumor to be true, but did not go into details what really happened that day.

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Spence vs. Bundu on 8/21 at Amphitheater in Coney Island, NY

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Image: Spence vs. Bundu on 8/21 at Amphitheater in Coney Island, NY

By Dan Ambrose: It looks like unbeaten #2 IBF welterweight contender Errol Spence (20-0, 17 KOs) will be facing #7 IBF Leonard Bundu (33-1-2, 12 KOs) on August 21 at the new Barclays Center owned Amphitheater in Coney Island, New York, according to Dan Rafael. As already reported, the Spence-Bundu fight will be televised on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC.

The venue seats 5,000, which is a good number for a fight of this kind. It was an accomplishment if the two fighters are able to sellout the venue. The Spence vs. Bundu fight will be an IBF welterweight eliminator. The winner of the fight will be the mandatory challenger to IBF welterweight champion Kell “Special K” Brook.

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Thurman wants to gauge Errol Spence in Bundu fight

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By Allan Fox: WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) says he thinks unbeaten #2 IBF Errol Spence’s IBF 147lb eliminator bout against #7 IBF Leonard Bundu (33-1-2, 12 KOs) on August 21 will be a good gauge to see where the 26-year-old Spence is in terms of his talent.

Thurman says he’s looking forward to facing Spence in the future at some point when he moves up to where he’s at right now with his development. Thurman says Spence is a little bit behind him in his progress as a pro. One of the reasons for that is Thurman is a nine-year pro and Spence just a four-year pro.

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Errol Spence will be tougher fight than Thurman, says Bundu

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By Dan Ambrose: #7 IBF Leonard Bundu (33-1-2, 12 KOs) is expected to be the opponent for unbeaten #2 IBF Errol Spence Jr. (20-0, 17 KOs) on August 21 in their IBF welterweight eliminator bout on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC at a venue still to be determined. The Spence vs. Bundu fight hasn’t been officially announced as of yet, but it’s expected to in the near future.

The winner of the Spence-Bundu fight will be the mandatory challenger to IBF 147lb champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KOs). Bundu, 41, sees the Spence fight as a tougher one than the one he experienced against Keith “One Time” Thurman two years ago, when the two of them fought in December 2014.

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Konstantin Ponomarev injured, Spence to face Bundu

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By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten #3 IBF welterweight contender Konstantin Ponomarev (30-0, 13 KOs) was supposed to be facing #2 IBF Errol Spence Jr. (20-0, 17 KOs) in a unification match to pick out a mandatory challenger to IBF welterweight champion Kell “Special K” Brook (36-0, 25 KOs).

Spence is now reportedly going to be facing #7 IBF Leonard Bundu in an eliminator in August, according to Fight News. The promoters for the two fighters will be negotiating the fight.

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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Leonard Bundu in IBF 147lb eliminator

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By Scott Gilfoid: After failing to get any of the top six guys for an IBF welterweight eliminator, #2 IBF Errol Spence Jr. (20-0, 17 KOs) is reportedly now facing #7 IBF Leonard Bundu (33-1-2, 12 KOs) in the IBF 147lb eliminator bout, according to Fight News. Spence and Bundu have given the green light for the fight to take place.

The fight between Spence and Bundu is expected to take place in August. The fighters’ management have until next month on July 22 to come to an agreement otherwise it’ll go to a purse bid. Spence’s manager Al Haymon is working on a deal with Bundu’s promoter Mario Loreni to put the fight together.

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Khan: I heard Kell Brook is fighting Bundu or Van Heerden next

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khan333By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan is saying that he’s hearing that IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24 KOs) will be facing 40-year-old Leonard Bundu (32-1-2, 11 KOs) or Chris Van Heerden (23-1, 12 KOs) next rather than a top contender. Needless to say, Khan isn’t impressed at all with the possibility of brook facing one of these guys because he feels that Brook should be fighting the top names right now like Marcos Maidana and Tim Bradley rather than going for obscure bottom dwellers opponents. At some point, Brook will run out of voluntary defenses and be force to fight a live body.

Van Heerden is a fringe bottom contender not known for having much power. Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn hasn’t had much luck in trying to put a fight together between Brook and former IBF lightweight champion Brandon Rios for September.

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Keith Thurman wants Mayweather in 2015

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ThurmanBunduLVWorkout_Hoganphotos1(Photo credit: Hogan Photos) By Jim Dower: Interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs) is targeting a fight against unbeaten pound-for-pound fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr (47-0, 26 KOs) in 2015. Thurman, 26, knows that this could be his last chance at getting a fight against the 37-year-old Mayweather due to him heading towards retirement.

Thurman feels that if he can beat someone like Marcos Maidana in an impressive fashion on his first try, then it would be enough for him to get a fight against Mayweather in 2015.

This Saturday, Thurman will be fighting undefeated 40-year-old Leonard Bundu (31-0-1, 11 KOs) in a highly visible fight card on Showtime from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Keith Thurman not overlooking Leonard Bundu

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thurman432By Jim Dower: Interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs) won’t be overlooking his 40-year-old opponent Leonard Bundu (31-0-1, 11 KOs) this Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thurman knows full well that Bundu, #3 WBC, #4 WBA, has the kind of talent to give anyone problems in the 147 pound division.

Bundu is coming off of a 12 round split decision upset win over previously unbeaten Frankie Gavin in his last fight in August of this year. Bundu came in and beat Gavin in his own country in front of his own fans.

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Keith Thurman with tough test against Leonard Bundu on Saturday

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thurman32222By Allan Fox: WBA World interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs) has a formidable task ahead of himself this Saturday night in unbeaten #3 IBF, #3 WBC, #4 WBA Leonard Bundu (31-0-2, 11 KOs) in their 12 round fight on the Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander card on Showtime from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bundu, 40, is up there in age compared to the 26-year-old Thurman, but he’s still a very tough opponent due to his speed, defensive skills and excellent inside fighting ability.

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