Keith Thurman: record, next fight and profile →
Keith Thurman keeps drawing the ire from fellow fighters. The former welterweight champion has been sidelined since July 2019 after suffering a spirited split decision loss to Manny Pacquiao. In the fight, the Floridian fighter also sustained a left-hand injury that resulted in surgery.
Welterweight contender Jaron Ennis (28-0, 26 KOs) is looking to secure the biggest fights possible in 2022. Ennis had a banner year in 2021 - with a sixth round stoppage of former world champion Sergey Lipinets in April and then wiped out Thomas Dulorme in one round in October.
Terence Crawford’s scheduled showdown with Shawn Porter undoubtedly is Crawford’s highest-profile fight since he moved up to the 147-pound division 3½ years ago.
LAS VEGAS, NV - During a recent trip to the West Coast, former welterweight world champion Keith Thurman spoke to BoxingScene.com and other media outlets on a variety of topics including the upcoming Canelo Alvarez-Caleb Plant showdown. They will clash on November 6th in Las Vegas, the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view card.
Keith Thurman Video Interview - Eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugas went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in before they meet in the highly anticipated FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event this Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Keith Thurman has been ensconced within the welterweight division his entire professional career, but an opportunity to face 154-pound unified champion Jermell Charlo may be just the kind of challenge to get him to budge from his familiar perch.
Call it manufactured beef. Former welterweight titleholder Keith Thurman believes that WBC/IBF champion Errol Spence Jr. would be more willing to face him inside the ring if the media was not so insistent on bringing up the matchup in every interview.
LOS ANGELES — Keith Thurman constantly stiff-armed Errol Spence as a potential opponent when Thurman was a world champion and the Texan was trying to break through as well. Spence eventually realized his championship aspirations in 2017 with a win overseas against Kell Brook for the IBF title he still owns.
LOS ANGELES — The 42-year-old Manny Pacquiao was last in the ring in July 2019 in a fight against Keith Thurman, doing just enough to sneak by with a split decision win despite being outpunched 210 to 195, per CompuBox.
If you’re seeking reasons why Manny Pacquiao opted to take this undeniably dangerous fight against Errol Spence Jr., look no further than Freddie Roach’s assessment of Pacquiao’s upcoming opponent.