Errol Spence Jr. is already living a dream.
He grew up in DeSoto as a huge Dallas Cowboys fan, hoping to play football for his favorite team at AT&T Stadium.
On March 16, he will realize a different version of the same childhood fantasy when he defends his IBF World Welterweight Championship against WBC lightweight champ Mikey Garcia.
It’s a battle between two undefeated world champions and is already being billed as the fight of the year.
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For Spence, it’s an opportunity to secure his place as boxing superstar in what will be his first pay-per-view event on FOX while setting up the next step of his dream, a match against legendary boxing champion Manny Pacquaio, also possibly at AT&T Stadium.