Errol Spence Junior Rubs Elbows With Chris Algieri (GIF Spotlight)

Before bashing Chris Algieri in April of 2016, Errol Spence Junior rubbed elbows with his next opponent. Sort of.

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Errol Spence Junior VS Pipino Cuevas Junior: A Sickening Stoppage For Spence

Hot and well-supported prospect of the welter and light middleweight divisions and former Olympian, Errol Spence Junior comes on strong in the first round to show once again his body punching ability and earn a stoppage over a sloppy looking Pipino Cuevas Junior. Cuevas offered very little for Spence and looked quite soft at this higher weight. He went into his corner immediately after surviving a knockdown and it was reported on camera while he sat on his stool that "He's gettin' ready to throw up" and referee Pat Russell, in his infinite wisdom, decided that was absolutely not made for TV. I'm glad we didn't see that, but it was good to see Spence back in the ring. He's promising. Spence TKO1 Cuevas, it's listed. It might be changed to an RTD2.

Notes:

*A Golden Boy Promotions card
*Aired on FS1 (with commentators Mario Solis and Rich Marotta)


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Errol Spence VS Jesus Tavera: TKO1, No Sweat For Spence

Tonight, in a billed light middleweight contest held at MGM Grand, undefeated prospect and 2012 Olympian Errol Spence Junior faced off against similarly experienced young pro Jesus Tavera for a scheduled 8 rounds. Spence comes out patiently. Patience is a virtue but despite his virtuous demeanor he did not slow down the near-inevitable. While controlling Tavera's head with his right arm he puts a left to the body that takes Tavera down. That southpaw left hook to the body would have made Lucian Bute proud. Before round one ends Spence's killer instinct ends the match on a sustained attack, with perhaps no one punch doing the damage. The ref steps in with no level of hesitance. In the post fight interview Spence says he noticed at the weigh-in that Tavera's body was looking a little soft and he thought he'd test it. Fortunately for Spence, Tavera failed the test. Maybe he didn't recover from that initial knockdown and the better part of the fight was taken out of him there. Regardless, a nice showing by Spence and another win on his record, as well as good exposure on the FS1 broadcast.


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