Keith Thurman: record, next fight and profile →
Vergil Ortiz Jnr's trainer, Robert Garcia, admits his fighter will be under pressure to outperform Sebastian Fundora's six-round dismantling of Keith Thurman when he faces the 37-year-old in December.
Premier Boxing Champions and DAZN Thursday formally announced Benavidez’s three-belt cruiserweight unification bout against new WBC champion Michal Cieslak of Poland at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The card will also include WBC interim junior-middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz versus former unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman.
Eric Raskin recaps both the onscreen action and the off-screen interactions during his fight party watching the Sebastian Fundora vs. Keith Thurman pay-per-view.
Keith Thurman, despite a pillar-to-post beating, took issue with referee Thomas Taylor stopping the fight in Thurman's sixth-round stoppage loss to Sebastian Fundora on Saturday.
While Keith Thurman grumbled about a premature stoppage, Sebastian Fundora exclaimed he's just getting started, writes Lance Pugmire
Sebastian Fundora, the 6ft 6ins “Towering Infermo,” fulfilled his nickname Saturday night with a sixth-round TKO of Keith Thurman at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Saturday's fight between Sebastian Fundora and Keith Thurman will tell us how much Thurman has left, says Paulie Malignaggi.
Sebastian Fundora and Keith Thurman finally meet Saturday in Las Vegas, but more important than getting the fight back on the books is the fact that Fundora is healthy again.
Fundora weighed in at 153.6lbs, while Thurman tipped the scales at 152.6lbs
Lance Pugmire sits down with referee Thomas Taylor, whose path to officiating Fundora vs. Thurman this Saturday owes everything to discipline, passion, and routine.