Errol Spence will battle WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora in late January at Cowboy Stadium or the coaching facility in Arlington, Texas.
There’s no point out of whether or not this shall be on PPV, however that’s doubtless how will probably be broadcast. Regardless of his inactivity and up to date defeat, Spence stays a PPV attraction. Fundora is well-known to hardcore boxing followers, and that must be sufficient for this match to usher in good numbers on PPV.
Barboza Field studies the Spence vs. Fundora will occur on the finish of January. The previous unified welterweight champion Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) shall be coming off an 18-month layoff and a knockout loss to Terence Crawford when he makes his debut at 154 in opposition to Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs)
The battle is a do-or-die sort of matchup for the 34-year-old Spence as a result of he’s had lengthy spells of inactivity on account of accidents and delicate dwelling over the past 4 years. It is a battle being given to Spence on account of his reputation.
It’s additionally a battle that provides Fundora likelihood of holding onto his two belts as a result of if he had been to battle WBC interim champion Vergil Ortiz Jr, the probabilities are excessive that he’d lose to him. Ortiz Jr. isn’t as widespread as Spence. So, it’s not a marketability battle for Fundora.
Spence’s defeat in opposition to Crawford was brutal, and he took horrible punishment, however his battle in opposition to Yordenis Ugas was additionally onerous. Errol has fought solely 3 times since 2020 as a result of he can’t keep wholesome.
The 26-year-old Fundora, 6’6″, can have an enormous dimension and youth benefit over Spence, and will probably be attention-grabbing if Errol has sufficient left to win.
If Spence is victorious, that would open the door for a rematch with Crawford if the Nebraska native doesn’t retire. There are a whole lot of different wonderful fights at 154 for Spence if he captures the WBC and WBO belts from Fundora.
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