Sources close to the situation have informed us that former world champion Shawn Porter could be making his return to the ring as quickly as next month in August. We're told that Porter, who is currently ranked #1 by the WBC, is eager to stay active while he waits for either unified WBC & WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman to recover from elbow surgery or a potential clash with multi-divison former world champion Danny Garcia for the interim WBC title.
Having last fought back in April, stopping former world champion Andre Berto in the 9th round in what was billed as a WBC final eliminator, Porter is already back in training for a fight that could very well take place a lot sooner than people may expect. Just days ago, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman revealed that he planned on ordering a championship fight between the two highest rank contenders -- in this case, Porter and Garcia -- for the interim WBC welterweight title. Porter, however, doesn't appear to be holding his breath for that order and doesn't plan on putting his career on hold while he waits for the potential bout.
Instead, FightHype has been advised by multiple sources that there's been strong discussions about Porter fighting on the exact same day as the highly-anticipated Mayweather vs. McGregor cross-sport mega-fight. We're told that Porter could headline a separate preliminary event that will be featured on FOX and FOX Deportes at 7PM ET leading up to the pay-per-view event. It should be noted that Porter himself has confirmed on his Instagram page that he is indeed back in camp and hopes to have some fight news for his fans "real soon". Although details are still unclear at this time, it's looking like former title challenger Thomas Dulorme is the frontrunner to land the assignment as Porter's opponent.
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