Errol Spence Jr will reportedly battle WBC light-middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora in October in Dallas, Texas.
He has remained inactive since his first defeat, in his undisputed welterweight title battle with Terence Crawford, in Las Vegas in July 2023.
Fundora, in the meantime, unexpectedly defeated Tim Tszyu in the identical metropolis in March, instantly earlier than Spence referred to as him out. “It’s time to get it on,” the 34 12 months previous mentioned. “He acquired a fairly good top, however we’ll see. We’ll break him down like we all the time do.”
Promoters Premier Boxing Champions hope to take Fundora-Spence to the AT&T Stadium, the place Spence has beforehand defeated Mikey Garcia and Yordenis Ugas. The battle will likely be Spence’s first at 154lbs, after a prolonged interval of hypothesis relating to him exercising his clause for a rematch with Crawford.
It can even be his first since his separation from his long-term coach Derrick James. Spence and James are suing one another in an try and settle a monetary dispute.
Crawford, equally, has chosen to maneuver to 154lbs. He’ll battle Israil Madrimov for the WBA title on August 3 on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, on the identical invoice on which Tszyu – who misplaced his undefeated document to the 26-year-old Fundora – will battle Vergil Ortiz Jr.
