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SPORTS Saturday 16 June 2018

Spence to defend title at home in Texas vs Mexico’s Ocampo

By SCHUYLER DIXON after Horn beat Manny Pac- he can do as long as I’m fo-
AP Sports Writer quiao. “That’s what other cused and as long as I stay
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Er- people talk about,” Spen- true to my own game.”
rol Spence Jr. wanted to ce trainer Derrick James The 22-year-old Ocampo
defend his IBF crown back said. “When we come to was a two-time silver med-
home in Texas as soon as the gym, we talk about alist at the Mexican Olym-
possible after taking the Carlos Ocampo. We never piad, an amateur tour-
title from Kell Brook in the look past the guy. He’s a nament. His pro victories
Englishman’s hometown a very dangerous opponent. includes bouts against for-
year ago. He’s coming to upset, to be mer world title challengers
The 2012 U.S. Olympian the wild card, to do exactly Jorge Paez Jr. and Charlie
gets that chance Saturday what we did to Kell Brook.” Navarro. Ocampo’s most
night against Mexico’s Car- This is the second of what recent win was a seventh-
los Ocampo in a mandato- the 28-year-old Spence round stoppage against
ry defense between unde- figures will be three fights Dario Ferman in November.
feated fighters. Spence’s In this Jan. 17, 2018, file photo, Errol Spence Jr. warms up during in 2018. It’s also his first as a “It’s supposed to be tough
second fight as a champi- a work out at Gleason’s Gym in the Brooklyn borough of New co-promoter with his new with the crowd against me
on will be the first title bout York. company, Man Down Pro- and I know I’m the under-
in the 12,000-seat football Associated Press motions — another reason dog, but my mind is only on
stadium that is the indoor hometown, and to win the Ocampo (22-0, 13 KOs), that putting on a show is at the fight,” Ocampo said.
practice field for the Dallas belt, I think I deserve to de- fighting professionally out- least part of the story line “I’m just fighting one man,
Cowboys at team head- fend my belt in front of my side his home country for while Spence tries to keep not a whole crowd.”
quarters 30 miles north of fans.” Spence (23-0 with the first time, is largely an the focus on winning first. The undercard includes
Dallas. “I feel like I’ve defi- 20 knockouts) won his first afterthought amid talk of “Don’t try to do anything Daniel Roman facing Moi-
nitely earned this home- defense in the 147-pound Spence taking on other out of the norm,” Spence ses Flores in a super ban-
town fight,” said Spence, division against Lamont Pe- welterweight champions. said. “Don’t try to do any- tamweight fight and former
who grew up in DeSoto, terson in January in New Keith Thurman holds two ti- thing different just because champion Javier Fortuna
a suburb south of Dallas. York. The fight was stopped tles, and Terence Crawford I’m fighting at home or try against Adrian Granados
“To go to another country in the eighth round — Spen- just took the WBO crown to go for the quick knock- in a 10-round bout at 140
and fight a champion in his ce’s 10th straight knockout. from Jeff Horn nearly a year out. There’s really nothing pounds.q

Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr arrested on rape charges

ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) — Winslow was due to appear she saw him masturbating
Former NFL tight end Kellen in court Thursday after be- in a parked car outside of
Winslow Jr. has been arrest- ing charged with burglary a New Jersey department
ed on charges of rape and following an incident last store. Winslow was arrested
other sex crimes on the day month at a mobile home for possession of synthetic
he was to appear in court park. He now faces ar- marijuana, and the charge
on an unrelated burglary raignment Friday. was dropped after he
charge. The son of Hall of Fame completed court-ordered
The San Diego Union-Tri- tight end Kellen Winslow, terms.
bune reports sheriff’s depu- the younger Winslow spent Drafted No. 6 overall by
ties arrested Winslow on 10 seasons in the NFL from Cleveland, he broke his
Thursday at his home in the 2004-13 with Cleveland, right leg in his rookie sea-
San Diego suburb of Encini- Tampa Bay, New England son, then sustained a seri-
tas. and the New York Jets. The ous right knee injury in a
The 34-year-old Winslow former University of Miami motorcycle accident that
was charged with two star had 469 catches for offseason.q
counts of rape, two counts 5,236 yards and 25 touch-
of kidnapping with intent downs in 105 games.
to commit rape and single Once NFL’s highest-paid
counts of forcible sodomy, tight end, he was suspend-
oral copulation and inde- ed in 2013 with the Jets
cent exposure. He’s free af- for violating the league’s
ter posting $50,000 bail. In this July 12, 2013 file photo, New York Jets tight end Kellen performance-enhancing
Defense attorney Brian Winslow Jr. talks to reporters after a workout organized by drug policy. In November
Watkins declined to com- quarterback Mark Sanchez in Mission Viejo, Calif. 2013, he was arrested af-
ment to the Union-Tribune. Associated Press ter a woman told police