Back in April we told you to remember the name Errol Spence Jr.
The 26-year-old former Olympian fought in an IBF world title eliminator (for Kell Brook's belt) on Sunday evening in his native New York, and dropped the boom on game Italian challenger Leonard Bundu to notch his eighth straight stoppage victory and the latest in a string of sensational one-punch knockouts.
The victory moves Spence Jr's record to 21-0 (18KOs), but more importantly laid down a marker to boxing's resurgent 147-pound division; in November of 2014 Bundu fought Keith Thurman, who many consider the top welterweight in the world, and went the full 12 rounds.
Spence, as can be seen in the below highlights, took half as long to dispatch of the teak tough Italian.
#MANDOWN 21-0, 18 KO... Ready to kick in the door & get my shot. Appreciate all the support out there, I felt it !!
— Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) August 21, 2016
#MyTime #worldtitleNEXT 💪🏾🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/C3iiMORoAR
— Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) August 21, 2016
Next time I'm fighting to put somethin around my waist... #worldtitlechase pic.twitter.com/eQX78KfMJD
— Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) August 21, 2016
'The Truth' has been cited as boxing's next American star since Floyd Mayweather's retirement; he gave Floyd a black eye in sparring before 'Money' fought Robert Guerrero in 2013 and, a year later, reportedly beat up boxing's chief asshole Adrien Broner so badly in sparring that a stunned Broner had to be held up by his trainers as he exited the ring.
In a sport crying out for transcendent figures, the likeable but vicious Spence seems destined to fill such a void.
Errol Spence is nice
— Jared Sullinger Sr. (@Jared_Sully0) August 21, 2016
Errol Spence is a problem, stopping everyone these other so called elite fighters going the distance with. SOON to be world champ #mandown
— Rich (@rtoni91) August 22, 2016
Just watching the Errol Spence fight right now. That's a truly special fighter.
— wenceslao anaya (@wenceslao_anaya) August 22, 2016
