By Jeff Aranow: Former 2 division world champion Lamont Peterson (35-3-1, 17 KOs) says he’s not concerned at all about being an underdog and facing one of the best fighters in the 147 pound division in IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. 22-0, 19 KOs) this Saturday night on January 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Spence vs. Peterson
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Lamont Peterson next Saturday
By Jim Dower: Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) will be fighting on Showtime Boxing next Saturday night on January 20th in his first defense of his IBF welterweight title against former 2 division world champion Lamont ‘Havoc’ Peterson (35-3-1, 17 KOs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The televised start time for the Spence-Peterson card on Showtime is at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Lamont Peterson: I will win [against Spence]
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.
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.
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.
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: Peterson could be tougher fight than Brook
By Scott Gilfoid: Errol Spence Jr. is not looking past his title defense against former light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson on January 20th, as he says he’s just as powerful as Kell Brook, and he could be even tougher than him. For the boxing fans that don’t recall, Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) took a knee in the 11th round of his fight with Spence on May 27, and was counted out by the referee.