After the upcoming fight against Keith Thurman, which is tentatively scheduled for April in the USA, the current WBC / WBA / IBF welterweight (up to 66.7 kg) Errol Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) will say goodbye to his belts and finally will move to the next category up to 69.9 kg.
This opinion was expressed by ex-welterweight champion Sean Porter.
Note that the Spence-Thurman fight will be non-title and will take place either in a contractual catchweight or in the limit of a full-fledged first middle division.
“I think after the Thurman fight, he (Spence) will go up in weight,” Porter suggested in an interview.
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Does this mean that boxing fans will never see the megafight of Spence and Terence Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs), who now holds the WBO title at 66.7 kg?
According to Sean, not at all: “To be honest, I expect Terence and Errol to fight at 69.9 kg.”
But what about the “absolute” at stake?
“Belts mean nothing. No disrespect, but belts don’t matter,” Porter said.
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