Keith Thurman: record, next fight and profile →
As BoxingScene.com first broke on Tuesday night, the two fights are set for the debut show of the new boxing series, which is being put together by powerful adviser/manager Al Haymon, for NBC/NBC Sports. The fights have now been officially announced by Haymon Boxing at a press conference earlier this morning, with executives from the NBC Sports Group, as they officially announced the series.
Former multi-division champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (32-2-1, 18KOs) told BoxingScene.com that he's prepared to put on a showcase performance on March 7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Guerrero will trade big punches with WBA interim-welterweight champion Keith "One Time" Thurman (24-0, 21KOs) in the main event of Al Haymon's debut edition of 'Premier Boxing Champions' on NBC.
As reported earlier by BoxingScene.com, details of Al Haymon’s newly launched boxing series on NBC have finally been revealed during an invite-only press conference held Wednesday morning at the network’s headquarters in New York City. The series – titled “Premiere Boxing Champions” – will kick off March 7 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card, unbeaten welterweight knockout artist Keith Thurman will face former three-division champion Robert Guerrero. In the co-feature, Adrien Broner – also a former titlist in three weight classes – will face John Molina Jr.
Sources with knowledge of the details have advised BoxingScene.com that former multi-division champion Robert Guerrero (32-2-1, 18KOs) will face WBA interim-welterweight champion Keith Thurman (24-0, 21KOs) in the main event of the debut show of the new boxing series, which is being put together by powerful adviser/manager Al Haymon, for NBC/NBC Sports.
WBA interim-welterweight champion Keith Thurman (24-0, 21KOs) is willing to face all-comers 147-pounds, and especially British star Amir Khan (30-3, 19KOs). The two of them were featured on the same card last month in Las Vegas, with Thurman winning a twelve round decision over Leonard Bundy and Khan easily outpointing Devon Alexander.
Former two division champion Marcos Maidana (35-5, 31KOs) says he is likely to return to action in the "middle of 2015." The boxer, 31-years-old, had a huge year in 2014 with two Showtime Pay-Per-View fights with Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26KOs). Although he lost, Maidana was competitive in both contests. In terms of the options, there is very little interest in facing Keith Thurman after the boxer had a very lackluster performance last Saturday night with 40-year-old Leonard Bundu.
Shortly after his shut out victory over Leonard Bundu, interim WBA welterweight champion Keith "One Time" Thurman (24-0 21 KOs) sat down with BoxingScene.com to talk about his performance. While he pitched a shutout on the scorecards (120-107 by all three judges), the fans were frustrated by the lack of action that they are accustomed to seeing in a Thurman fight.
Ryan Burton catches up with previously undefeated Italian Olympian Leonard Bundu to discuss his Showtime televised twelve round decision loss to WBA interim-welterweight champion Keith Thurman, which took place on the Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander undercard from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Bundu talks about the knockdown, the feared power of Thurman, Thurman's constant movement and more.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport was a very interested observer as he sat ringside on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Hearn promotes one of the key names in the welterweight division, undefeated IBF world champion Kell Brook (33-0, 22KOs). Two potential Brook opponents were in action that night in separate fights, Amir Khan (30-3, 19KOs) and Keith Thurman (24-0, 21KOs).
26-year-old Keith "One Time" Thurman (24-0) wrapped up another successful year with a dominating shutout victory over the previously undefeated Leonard Bundu (31-1-2) on Saturday evening in a fight televised on Showtime Championship Boxing. Prior to the fight, Thurman called out Floyd Mayweather, mocking the pound-for-pound king's nickname saying that in 2015 he was going to burn "Money". After the fight he also said that he would be willing to face rugged Argentine slugger Marcos "Chino" Maidana, who gave Mayweather two competitive fights in 2015.