Errol Spence has proven his worth as the International Boxing Federation World Welterweight title and has risen steadily in the esteem of the world’s boxing community. Carlos Ocampo is a little known Mexican with an undefeated record against lightly regarded opponents and with much still to prove. But Ocampo has shown enough to be given the biggest opportunity of his career. Ocampo will challenge Spence for the International Boxing Federation World Welterweight title. Ocampo figures to be a prohibitive underdog. The question is if he has the proverbial puncher’s chance.
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The bout between Errol Spence Jr and Carlos Ocampo will take place on June 16, 2018 at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The fight will be aired on Showtime and is scheduled for 12 rounds. The International Boxing Federation World Welterweight title belt will be on the line.
Fight Preview
Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr is 28 years of age and is ranked second in the world. Spence has a career record of 23-0-0 and has posted a total of 20 knockout wins for his career. Spence is a native of Long Island, New York and resides in Desoto, Texas. Spence fights from a southpaw stance.
Spence has been a highly regarded champion at many different levels in his career. As an amateur he won three consecutive United States national championships and had the high honor of representing the USA at the 2012 Olympic games. At the Olympics that year Spence reached the quarter finals of the welterweight division. He is ranked as the eighth best pound for pound boxer in the world by The Ring magazine. Transnational Boxing Rankings Board also considers Spence as the eighth best pound for pound fighter on Earth.
Spence won the United States national Golden Gloves and three consecutive national amateur Welterweight championships from 2009 to 2011. All of those titles were in the Welterweight class. In 2011 Spence reached the World Championships where he was defeated by Serik Sapiyev in the quarter finals. In November of 2012 Spence made his professional debut and by 2015 garnered attention as one of the top up and coming fighters in any class.
Errol Spence Jr won the International Boxing Federation World Welterweight title on May 27, 2017 when he scored an 11th round knockout win over Kell Brook in a scheduled 12 round bout that took place at Bramall Lane Football Ground in Sheffield. Spence knocked Brook down in both the 10th and 11th rounds.
Spence successfully defended his International Boxing Federation World Welterweight title on January 20, 2018 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn against Lamont Peterson. Spence won an RTD in the seventh round of a scheduled 12 round bout in which Peterson was knocked down in the fifth round.
Ocampo has a record of 22-0 and has posted 13 knockout wins. This is far and away the biggest and most important bout of his career.
Boxing Betting Tips
This is a mandatory title defense bout for Spence as ordered by the International Boxing Federation last January. Ocampo received the first invite to be the challenger to Spence’s title. Since Ocampo was not ranked in the top two of the International Boxing Organization rankings he would be entitled to just 15% of the purse instead of the usual 25% cut for the challenger. That right there is indicative of Spence’s status as the overwhelming chalk for this bout. While the price is expected to be astronomical, the chances of Ocampo scoring an upset are considered to be even more remote.
Boxing Odds Pick: Errol Spence Jr
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With the boxing odds at BookMaker Sportsbook, you can bet on boxing all year, from smaller cards to pay-per-view events. Access live betting lines from your mobile device at BookMaker Sportsbook. Errol Spence Jr vs. Carlos Ocampo takes place on June 16, 2018 at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The fight can be seen on Showtime.
