{"id":2956,"date":"2022-12-30T22:01:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T22:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/errol-spence-to-fight-tba-in-april\/"},"modified":"2022-12-30T22:01:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T22:01:51","slug":"errol-spence-to-fight-tba-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/errol-spence-to-fight-tba-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Errol Spence to fight TBA in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Along <strong>Craig Daly:<\/strong> Errol Spence Jr. has revealed on Twitter that he will fight an as-yet-undecided opponent in April. I&#8217;m here.  , 22 KOs).<\/p>\n<p>If not for Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs), chances are outside that Spence will defend against IBF mandated Jaron &#8216;Boots&#8217; Ennis.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of pressure on Spence to defend his undefeated Boots (29-0, 27 KOs). Because Spence is considered by many to be the best fighter in the division, aside from Errol and Terrence &#8216;Bud&#8217; Crawford.<\/p>\n<p>At 25, Boots Ennis is so much younger than the aging Spence &#038; Crawford that some believe he&#8217;s already the best fighter in the 147-pound division. the person who couldn&#8217;t<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important that Spence can at least take on Thurman and not go further down when choosing an opponent for his April bout. Spence lifts a 12-month layoff since last fighting Yordenis Ugas in April 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 20th<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErrolSpenceJr\/status\/1608830906516779011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">December 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Spence has been battling a lot of old men lately, so his opposition needs to be raised, and fans want to see him face a younger fighter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spence&#8217;s final three opponents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yordenis Ugas \u2013 Age 36<\/li>\n<li>Danny Garcia \u2013 34<\/li>\n<li>Sean Porter \u2013 35<\/li>\n<li>Mikey Garcia \u2013 35<\/li>\n<li>Lamont Peterson \u2013 38<\/li>\n<li>Kell Brook \u2013 36<\/li>\n<li>Leonard Bundu \u2013 48<\/li>\n<li>Chris Algeri \u2013 38<\/li>\n<li>Alejandro Barrera \u2013 36<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If Spence were to take on 34-year-old &#8220;One Time&#8221; Thurman, he would fit in with the above veterans Spence has preyed on over the past eight years as a pro.<\/p>\n<p>It would be better for Spence to fight Boots Ennis directly than to fight him just once in 2023 and wait until 2024 to face Boots Ennis.<\/p>\n<p>Spence only fights once a year, so after defending three belts in April 2023, he probably won&#8217;t be back until the first quarter of 2024.  , he should skip the tune-up against the best Thurman of the past and go straight to his boots.<\/p>\n<p>Trainer Derek &#8216;Bozy&#8217; Ennis believes Spence Jr is just trying to make as much money as possible before retiring from the sport. If so, he&#8217;ll probably make an adjustment against washed-up Thurman and reconsider his negotiations with Crawford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiUGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJveGluZ25ld3MyNC5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi9lcnJvbC1zcGVuY2UtZmlnaHRpbmctaW4tYXByaWwtYWdhaW5zdC10YmEv0gEA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Along Craig Daly: Errol Spence Jr. has revealed on Twitter that he will fight an as-yet-undecided opponent in April. 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