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Report: Errol Spence Jr vs. Danny Garcia planned for January 25th

No, Terence Crawford is not next for Errol Spence.

For those of you who didn’t exit this column after the opening sentence, the newly unified IBF/WBC welterweight champion has a deal in place to fight former WBC champion Danny Garcia in early January on another FOX pay-per-view. This is per The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger.

Sources: Deal in place for Errol Spence Jr. to defend unified welterweight championship vs. Danny Garcia, pegged for Jan. 25, in a PBC on FOX PPV. Garcia confronted Spence during champ’s in-ring interview with @HeidiAndrol after victory over Shawn Porter last night #SpencePorter

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) September 29, 2019

FOX Sports reporter Heidi Androl confirmed after Spence’s fight with Shawn Porter that Garcia was next for Spence, but we didn’t know the targeted date until Coppinger’s report.