
Former world welterweight champion, American Shawn “Showtime” Porter, will return to the ring tomorrow to face undefeated German Sebastián Formella, in a World Boxing Council Silver welterweight title bout, at the “Microsoft Theater” in Los Angeles, California.
It will be broadcasted on FOX. Shawn won the WBC welterweight belt by defeating Danny Garcia in a close fight, defending it once against Cuban Yordanis Ugas, before being defeated by Errol Spence Jr. in September of last year, in a thrilling classic.
Formella (22-0, 10 KOs), is coming off a victory in January over Roberto Arriaza.
Both fighters passed the official weigh-in. Porter registered 146.6 pounds, while Formella made 146 pounds.