Keith Thurman: record, next fight and profile →
Welterweight contender Keith Thurman (29-1, 22 KOs), 32-years-old, has been out of the ring since July 2019, when he lost a twelve round split decision to Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The back and forth beef between Errol Spence Jr. and Keith Thurman has no bounds. When Spence was climbing up the welterweight ranks, he had to play the waiting game for a potential shot at Thurman. By March 2017, Thurman was an undefeated champion who had already beaten the likes of Danny Garcia, Shawn Porter and Robert Guerrero. Spence, meanwhile, did not become a welterweight titleholder until May 2017 when he had to travel to the United Kingdom to beat Kell Brook, at that point the biggest win of his career.
Former WBC, WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman says he is targeting a showdown with Errol Spence Jr “as soon as possible” and believes it would be a huge fight in the welterweight division.
Danny Garcia’s six-year run as a welterweight appears to be nearing its expiration date, as the 32-year-old is eyeing a championship run in a new division. Garcia (36-3, 21 KOs) has been campaigning as a welterweight ever since his April 2015 majority decision win against Lamont Peterson. After beating Paul Malignaggi, Garcia captured the vacant WBC crown in 2016 when he scored a unanimous decision win over Robert Guerrero.
One way or another, Keith Thurman plans to lead by example. The former unified welterweight titlist remains on the watch for the right time and place to make his 2021, which will also serve as his first fight since suffering the lone loss of his career. Thurman (29-1, 22KOs) came up just short in a 12-round decision defeat to Manny Pacquiao in their July 2019 title consolidation clash.
By Jake Donovan - Keith Thurman will carry a new look into his next fight where he plans to fight like the fighter of old. The decision to chop off his hair—including his trademark ponytail—was something that was in the works for a while but became a part of a plan to start anew and once again conquer the welterweight division in the year ahead. “This is just a symbol of cha,,
Keith Thurman dubbed his last ring return as the start of a ‘get-back’ year. This time around, he wants to head straight to getting back what was once his. Chief in the sights of the former unified welterweight titlist is a showdown with the division’s current two-belt claimant, unbeaten pound-for-pound entrant Errol Spence Jr. (27-0, 21KOs). It’s not about easing his way back into the ring for Thurman; rather, storming his way back to the top of the division.
Former unified welterweight champion Keith "One Time" Thurman (29-1) recently went 'live' on social media and spoke on several topics as he interacted with fans. Thurman, who fights under the Premier Boxing Champions banner, was asked multiple questions about Danny Garcia's performance in his most recent fight against Errol Spence and about potentially facing Garcia in a rematch. Thurman defeated Danny Garcia by split decision in 2017 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Keith Thurman heard about all he could take from Bob Arum. The former WBA/WBC welterweight champion thus took to social media Thursday to trash Terence Crawford’s promoter. Between insults, Thurman contended that he did not ask for $10 million last year to challenge Crawford.
Errol Spence Jr. will have a slew of welterweight options to choose from following his victory over Danny Garcia, and none of the roads directly lead to Terence Crawford. The WBC and IBF champion Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) is signed under Al Haymon’s PBC banner, where a pool of pugilists like Manny Pacquiao, Yordenis Ugas, Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter wait to see which chairs they’ll be able to grab once the music stops.