Two-time welterweight champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter will face unbeaten German contender Sebastian Formella in a 12-round WBC/IBF welterweight title eliminator headlining FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes, Saturday, August 22 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
For Porter(30-3-1, 17 KOs), it’s his first time in the ring since losing his WBC 147-pound title to Errol Spence Jr. last September. In that fight, Porter gave Spence all he could handle, but he was knocked down in round 11, and ultimately would lose the fight.
With the Spence fight behind him, Porter is looking to get back on track against Formella, and according to Porter, you will see some new things added to his arsenal.
“Me and my dad have been working hard since April staying ready for this opportunity to get back in the ring,” said Porter. “Over the past couple of years, any time I step in the ring, there are some new wrinkles to my game. We understand that you can’t fight one way against everyone, so you’re going to see some small, slight wrinkles, but I’ll always been an aggressive fighter. Once I smell that blood, I’m going for it. We’re excited to show off a different side of Shawn Porter.”
The 33-year-old Formella (22-0, 10 KOs) is unknown to many and fought mostly in his native Germany. However, he’s excited to prove himself against Porter.
“I have always said that I wanted to compete against the best, and now I have that chance on Saturday, August 22,” said Formella. “Even though the experts may think I’m the underdog, I have trained hard for this fight and will give everything I have in the ring. Shawn Porter is rightly a superstar in this weight class, and I’m excited to get in the ring and test myself against him.”
FOX PBC Fight Night begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and it features rising undefeated contender Sebastián “The Towering Inferno” Fundora going up against hard-hitting Nathaniel Gallimore in the 10-round super welterweight co-main event. Rising prospect Joey Spencer will also compete on the broadcast in a six-round middleweight special attraction against Shawn West.
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