Chris Algieri (20-2, 8 KOs) will face Erick Bone (16-2, 8 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight bout. The fight is part of the Jacobs-Quillin event on Dec 5th @ Barclays Center in Brooklyn to be telecasted on Showtime boxing @ 9pm ET.
Chris Algieri was last seen in action this past May when is lost a 12RD UD against Amir Khan. Algieri has stacked up a resumes of fighters in his last three bouts, Amir Khan, Manny Pacquiao and Ruslan Provodnikov. While Algieri is not a big puncher he does have great foot work and is a solid boxer.
Erick Bone is coming off a 5th RD knockout lost to Shawn Porter back in March. His only other lost on his record is to Alberto Mosquera by SD back in 2013.
The Algieri vs. Bone fight is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Star Boxing. The bout will be part of the Showtime telecast.