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A couple of months back, the WBC and IBF welterweight champ, Errol Spence Jr. suffered a brutal eye injury in his training sessions. The champ was aligned to face Manny Pacquiao, but the severity of his injury was so much that he had to withdraw from this fight.

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Subsequently, he disappeared from the limelight. Recently, the WBC president, Mauricio Sulaiman, spoke to Es News about Spence Jr.’s injury and more.

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Sulaiman said, “Oh, he’s great. We went out for dinner. He’s a great great ambassador, he’s a role model. He’s been through very difficult times, he’s the miracle man and I’m very proud of him and we will support him one hundred percent.”

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‘The Truth’s fight with Manny Pacquiao was termed as the biggest welterweight collision of 2021, as it would see Errol Spence Jr fight a mega opponent and would mark the return of ‘Pac-Man’ after over two years out of the game.

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However, as Spence Jr. injured himself, Pacquiao had to face the WBA welterweight ‘super’ champ, Yordenis Ugas.

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Many expected ‘Pac Man’ to win and get over the line to face Spence Jr. But the veteran lost the fight and announced his retirement, pouring cold water on his matchup with ‘The Truth’.

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When will Errol Spence Jr. come back inside the ring?

For now, there’s no concrete news on Spence Jr.‘s return to the ring or even to training. As 2021 is almost at a close, it’s unlikely that he’ll get aligned for a fight in this calendar year.

The undefeated star stays active on social media, and he regularly interacts with his fans. Hence, fans will hear directly from him about when he does intend to return. He himself is eager to storm back inside the boxing ring and give his supporters a fight they have waited for, possibly against Terence Crawford.

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When do you think ‘The Truth’ will return to the ring? Who do you think he will face? Let us know in the comments below.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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