Unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. meets former two-division titleholder Danny Garcia at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday night.
Following the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. mega event is a high stakes championship fight on Saturday night, as Errol Spence Jr. defends his IBF and WBC welterweight titles against former two-division world champion Danny Garcia at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Fans will be allowed inside but they are going to be socially distanced and following CDC guidelines due to COVID-19.
Spence (26-0, 21KOs) , regarded as one of top pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, competed at the famed building in March 2019, when he dominated Mikey Garcia to win by unanimous decision in front of an announced crowd of 47,525 people to retain his IBF belt. He went on to gain the WBC strap in his next contest by defeating Shawn Porter in September 2019 via split decision in one of the year’s most exciting bouts.
Following the fight, Garcia entered the ring and laid down the challenge to Spence, who accepted the offer. They were set to clash on Jan. 25, but Spence got into a horrific automobile accident last October and had to bow out after suffering multiple injuries. The 30-year-old could have taken a tune-up but wanted to jump right back into the fire with one of the marquee talents at 147 pounds.
After losing the WBC welterweight title to Porter in September 2018, Garcia (36-2, 21KOs) has won back-to-back tilts by knocking out Adrian Granados in April 2019 and defeating Ivan Redkach by unanimous decision this past January.
Can Spence return to form after the nearly fatal accident or does Garcia finally break through and win the big one at 147 pounds?
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Spence vs. Garcia fight card
- Errol Spence Jr. vs. Danny Garcia for Spence’s IBF and WBC welterweight titles
- Sebastian Fundora def. Habib Ahmed by second-round TKO; Junior middleweight
- Josesito Lopez def. Francisco Santana via 10th-round TKO; Welterweight
- Eduardo Ramirez def. Miguel Flores by fifth-round TKO; Featherweight
Spence vs. Garcia undercard results
Frank Martin def. Tyrone Luckey via TKO at 2:31 of the fifth round
Juan Tapia def. Fernando Garcia by unanimous decision (79-73, 78-74, 78-74)
Isaac Avelar def. Sakaria Lukas via unanimous decision (98-92, 98-92, 98-92)
Vito Mielnicki Jr. def. Steven Pulluaim by unanimous decision (60-52, 60-52, 60-52)
