Keith Thurman: record, next fight and profile →
WBC/WBA welterweight titlist Keith Thurman (22-0, 22 KOs) has not fought since defeating Danny Garcia last March at the Barclay Center but has been idle for over a year now. After the win over Garcia, Thurman underwent elbow surgery and then elected to take some time off after getting married.
By Thomas Gerbasi - After a victorious return to the ring in December after a 13-month layoff from the ring, former two-division world champion Jessie Vargas expected to take a couple months off from serious training, but his team told him to stay ready just in case something came together sooner than expected. H...
WBA, WBC welterweight champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) is going to remain on the shelf even longer, according to ESPN. The unified titleholder, 29 years-old, has already been out of the ring since last March, after winning a twelve round split decision over Danny Garcia to unify the two welterweight belts at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
WBC/WBA welterweight champion, Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) is scheduled to make his return to the ring on May 19th at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York. 'One Time' hasn't fought since defeating Danny Garcia last March in their unification, which also takes place at Barclays.
Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) is only a few months away from making his welterweight debut. As the mandatory challenger, Crawford will challenger WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn on June 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The contest was initially scheduled to take place on April 14th at T-Mobile Arena - but Crawford withdrew with a mild injury to his hand.
Keith Thurman Photos Gallery - CLEARWATER, FL – Keith Thurman, the current unified WBA and WBC Welterweight World Champion, was a guest of the Philadelphia Phillies prior to their Tampa Bay Rays game in Clearwater, FL yesterday
Last week former four-division champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner took to his social media network to fire shots at WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith Thurman and his April 21st opponent Jesse Vargas. "Keith Thurman, I hear you talking sh*t.. bitch ass n*gga. This ain't no fake beef like you and Shawn got going on. Lil n*gga you don't want this smoke. Motherf***er will get on yo ass... bitch ass n*gga. And you can get next after I f*** Vargas up.. p*ssy," Broner stated on social media.
CLEARWATER, FL - Keith Thurman, the current unified WBA and WBC Welterweight World Champion, received the thirty-third annual “Champion for Youth” award by the Clearwater for Youth organization this past Saturday. Thurman was presented the award for his “virtue, character and athletic contributions” for the area’s youth.
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) has some very big targets on his mind. Khan is scheduled to return to the ring on April 21 against Phil Lo Greco at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The fight will be the first for Khan in nearly two years. He was last seen in the ring back in May of 2016, when he moved up to a catch-weight of 155-pounds and suffered a brutal knockout at the hands of then WBC middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Top welterweight contender Shawn Porter believes WBA, WBC welterweight champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) - at least at this moment - is a better fighter than IBF champion Errol Spence (23-0, 20 KOs). Porter has gone twelve rounds with Thurman and he is very familiar with Spence.