ERROL SPENCE JR has spoken out for the first time since his horror car crash and called out Manny Pacquiao.
The unbeaten IBF and WBC welterweight champ flipped his Ferrari in a horrific high-speed smash in October but claims he is back and ready to go.
Errol Spence Jr (right) claims he is ready for Manny Pacquiao or Danny Garcia as he targets return after horror smash
Spence, 29, still shows signs from the scary night with scars and swelling still visible on his face even though it’s been more than two months since it happened.
The boxer was thrown from the vehicle and then charged with drink driving after the crash but insists he has put it behind him and is ready to step back into the ring with the big hitters.
Speaking to Fox, he said: “I’m feeling good and I’m spending time with my family, friends and my little girl while I’ve been out of boxing.
“My ribs were just sore. My whole body was sore. I guess it was a miracle.
“But I was back training last week, and I wasn’t sore or anything.
“I’m definitely going to be through it. I’ll be fighting in May or June.”
Boxing legend Errol Spence Jr flipped his Ferrari and was thrown from the vehicleCredit: AP:Associated Press
Spence was left with a bloodied eye and scars across his face after a death-defying car crash
Spence beat Shawn Porter in a mammoth ‘fight of the year’ at the end of September to claim the WBC belt but given the nature of the 12 round slog, many are suggesting he takes a tune-up fight before testing himself at the top again.
But Spence is having none of it and claims he will be ready to be “king of the division again.
He added: “I don’t want a tune-up fight.
“I want to fight one of the top fighters. I want to fight [Manny] Pacquiao or [Danny] Garcia.
“I was supposed to fight him in January, but I had the accident. But those are who I’m looking to fight. I’m the top dog in the division. I am the king of the division.
“Those guys wish I wasn’t back so fast, but I am back and I want to fight a top guy in the division.
“Whether it’s Manny Pacquiao, Terence Crawford or whether it’s Danny Garcia. Those are the top names.
“I want to be undisputed welterweight champion of the world.”
Errol Spence Jr beat Shawn Porter in the ‘fight of the year’ last time out at the end of SeptemberCredit: EPA
Spence added the WBC title to his IBF he won off Kell Brook in 2017Credit: EPA
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