DeSoto's favorite son Errol Spence Jr will reportedly defend his WBC/WBA/IBF Welterweight titles against Keith "One Time " Thurman. Errol Spence tweeted on Sunday, "announcement coming soon" that news appears to be a Thurman fight. The possibility of a battle for undisputed welterweight supremacy with WBO champ Terence Crawford hit a snag, when allegedly PBC, would not open the books and disclose the expenses for the fight.
Crawford had agreed to a 35% split with no guaranteed purse. The percentage was to come off the net, not the gross revenue, so every dollar spent would be a direct hit to the fighter's end check. With that fight now off, Crawford went on to agree to terms to a fight with David Avanesyan on December 10th. That left Spence without a fight, and the rumors began circulating.
It appears, and the fight should be formalized, and announced later this week, that the north Texan will fight Keith Thurman on December 17th with a location to be confirmed, possibly AT&T Stadium! The two have been linked for years. Going all the way back to 2017 when Spence won the IBF title, and Thurman held the WBA/WBC belts, which now are all held by Spence. Thurman has fought just three times since the end of 2017. Going 2-1 with a split decision loss to Manny Pacquiao and a win in his most recent fight with San Antonio's former 140-pound world champ Mario Barrios back in February. Thurman won a wide but competitive decision of the Alamo City native. It's long been rumored and talked about in boxing circles that Thurman ducked the DeSoto native.
Spence last fought in April and scored a 10th-round TKO of Yordenis Ugas to pick up the WBA belt, his third belt in the weight class.