Thus, he will be the favorite against Garcia. Read: Errol Spence Makes a Bold Statement on Fighting Floyd Mayweather, Errol Spence Jr. Gets a New Date For His Title Fight Against Danny Garcia, Rafael Nadal Continues Invincible Run, Wins 99th Match At French Open, Errol Spence Makes a Bold Statement on Fighting Floyd Mayweather. #bigfish #mandown #spencegarcia, A post shared by Errol Spence Jr (@errolspencejr) on Oct 8, 2020 at 8:08am PDT. “This is going to be my second fight of 2020, even though it’s been a crazy year with the pandemic and everything. “I’m in Las Vegas and training hard every day. It’s my opportunity to reclaim my spot at the top in this division and become a five-time world champion. Lopez is 4-1 in his last five, narrowly falling to Keith Thurman and knocking out John Molina Jr. during his 2019 campaign, while Santana is 1-4 with a win over Felix Diaz Jr. and losses to Jarrett Hurd, Abel Ramos, Mahonri Mantes, and Jose Benavidez Jr. “I’m ready to get back to fighting,” said Lopez. Training and sparring has been going really well. Thus, fight fans cannot afford to miss out on this thriller. The card will be a Fox pay-per-view event, and though it is just under four months away, one would assume that it remains too soon to entertain the thought of selling tickets at whichever arena ends up hosting this superfight. Spence Jr's IBF and WBC welterweight titles will be on the line. The fight will take now place amid fans at the AT&T stadium, the home ground of the Dallas Cowboys. Cota, whose pro losses came against Marco Antonio Rubio, Erickson Lubin, Jeison Rosario, and Jermell Charlo, has won two straight, most recently knocking out “Cornflake” LaManna in January. It is the best man on the night, and anyone can walk away with the win. The PPV card also features Sebastian Fundora, Josesito Lopez, and Julio Ceja. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Family: Missing hiker found in Zion National Park, Restaurants and bars owned by celebrities. It was a big statement knocking him out and I can’t wait to make another statement in this fight against Ceja.”, Errol Spence Jr vs Danny Garcia now set for Dec. 5 in Texas, Pros react to Lopez’s upset win over Lomachenko. Haney and Garcia both say they want Teofimo Lopez in 2021, Barboza wins decision over Saucedo in gritty fight, Crawford-Brook official for Nov. 14 on ESPN. While the reason for the date shift is still unknown, no further changes are expected in the contest. The WBC/IBF welterweight title fight will now headline a December 5th FOX pay-per-view in Arlington, Texas’ AT&T Stadium “with fans in attendance.”. I know people are looking out to see if I’ve lost a step or won’t be at my best, but I’m 100% focused and everything is on point in training camp. Sealed! “I’m thrilled to be back in action on a card of this magnitude to finish the year off,” said Fundora. A fun-looking welterweight clash pits fan-favorite bruiser Josesito Lopez (37-8, 21 KO) against Francisco Santana (25-8-1, 12 KO). Fight night is here for Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez.