Shawn Porter Claims He is the Mandatory Challenger for Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford

Former WBC welterweight champion Shawn Porter has just given some breaking news on the live broadcast of Errol Spence Jr vs Danny Garcia. The American was talking on the live PPV on PBC on FOX when he broke the news. He held the WBC belt till Spence Jr beat him and made it his own.

Now, he has suggested that he would rather fight Terence Crawford if he is to be mandatory for both.

Michael Benson from TalkSPORT was the first to catch on to the news and share it on his Twitter. He wrote, “Shawn Porter has just said on the PPV broadcast that he’s now in line to be mandatory for Terence Crawford’s WBO welterweight title, as well as Errol Spence’s WBC belt.”

This confirmed that Porter can cherry-pick his next opponent and he has done so with no hesitation.

Benson also provided an update on Porter’s preferred choice. He wrote, “Despite previous talk, Porter stated unequivocally that he is willing to face Crawford.”

Porter has been very vocal about this fight, and many would have thought that he would want to reclaim his WBC belt from the man who took it from him. So this may have surprised many boxing fans.

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Why would Shawn Porter rather face Terence Crawford than get a re-match against Errol Spence Jr?

The 33-year-old could fancy his chances against Terence Crawford more than Spence Jr. Despite fans wanting ‘Bud’ to fight ‘The Truth’ next, maybe a fight against Porter would also appeal to him. Also, Porter could well see this bout as the easier fight after a tough loss against Spence Jr.

However, despite his claims, there is no confirmation from the governing bodies as of yet. So, even if Porter has been informed of it, neither Spence Jr, not Crawford, will really pay any attention to this claim. What do you think Porter should do next?

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