By Rick Reeno

BoxingScene.com had been advised that rising welterweight star Errol Spence Jr. (17-0, 14KOs) will likely face IBF #8 ranked contender Chris Van Heerden (23-1, 12KOs).

This fight will be the Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV co-feature on September 11th at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario.

The main event will feature Adonis Stevenson defending his WBC light heavyweight championship against heavy underdog Tommy Karpency.

The bout with Spence will be Van Heerden's third fight of the year with victories over Ramon Ayala and Cecil McCalla in the last few months.

For Spence, this will also be the third fight of the year after wiping out Samuel Vargas and Phil Lo Greco in recent fights.