Spence vs. Porter official for Sept. 28 in Los Angeles
The highly anticipated welterweight title unification fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter is officially slated for Sept. 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, according to BoxingScene.com.
Spence, who currently holds the IBF title and owns a record of 25-0, dominated Mikey Garcia via unanimous decision in March.
Porter, the WBC welterweight champion, improved his record to 30-2-1 in March by beating Yordenis Ugas by split decision.
Both fighters expressed interest in facing Manny Pacquiao if they win their September bout, according to The Athletic's Lance Pugmire.
The co-feature for the FOX pay-per-view card will be WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell defending his belt against David Benavidez.
The card will also see Josesito Lopez vs. John Molina Jr. and Mario Barrios fighting Batyr Akhmedov for the WBA super lightweight belt.
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