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The WBA’s move had a pretty clear destination, and this is it. Spence (27-0, 21 KO) has the WBC and IBF belts, and now Ugas (26-4, 12 KO) is the recognized WBA titleholder, meaning that PBC can rather easily put together this as a unification, almost surely on FOX pay-per-view.
Both fighters are already talking it up on Twitter:
all you needed was something I want #strapseason Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) January 29, 2021
I have it. We are going to do it for three online championships. Let s give the fans a great fight. I m ready Yordenis Ugas (@YordenisUgas) January 29, 2021
Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford were involved in a war of words on social media Photo Credit: Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions/Mikey Wiliams/Top Rank via Getty Images
A Welterweight unification clash between Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford is at the top of the wish list of almost every boxing fan for 2021.
WBO champion, Crawford and unified WBC and IBF titlist, Spence Jr were embroiled in a social media war of words on Thursday, as the pair debated resumes and ramped up the appetite for a mouthwatering showdown.
Crawford made a fourth defence of his WBO crown, stopping Kell Brook in four rounds in Las Vegas in November, whilst Spence Jr returned from a horrific car crash to dominate Danny Garcia in December to retain his WBC and IBF titles, a bout his rival was in attendance for.
Who is next for Errol Spence Jr after victory over Danny Garcia?
Errol Spence Jr defended his unified WBC and IBF Welterweight titles with a unanimous decision victory over Danny Garcia at the AT & T Stadium, Texas Photo Credit: Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions
Errol Spence Jr is a master at his craft and the unified world welterweight champion with good measure, with his victory against Danny Garcia providing the answers to all the previous question marks over his status.
Garcia, a two-weight world champion and former 147lbs world title holder appeared a precarious assignment following a 14-month ring absence and recovery process which required surgery and months out of the gym.