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NEW YORK – Only a few feet separated Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman on a stage Thursday. Handicappers have placed more distance between them than that in establishing odds on their welterweight title unification fight Saturday night. Thurman is more than a 2-1 favorite over Garcia entering their 12-round fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn (CBS; 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).
BROOKLYN - Undefeated welterweight world champions Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they headline SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, this Saturday, March 4 in primetime from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
NEW YORK – As expected, the New York State Athletic Commission approved Angel Garcia’s application Thursday for a trainer’s license. The announcement came after Thursday’s final press conference for Saturday’s Danny Garcia-Keith Thurman fight took place without incident at a Manhattan hotel. Angel Garcia, Danny’s father/trainer, did not speak during Thursday’s press conference and was not seated on the stage.
As fight night nears for the highly anticipated welterweight world title unification showdown between Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia, top boxing personalities including fighters, trainers and journalists are weighing-in with their predictions for the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, this Saturday, March 4 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
One of the best welterweights in boxing history favors Keith Thurman to beat Danny Garcia. “Sugar” Ray Leonard, who’ll be part of CBS’ broadcast team Saturday night at Barclays Center, broke down why he thinks Thurman will win during a conference call Wednesday. Though the legendary Leonard picked Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs), of Clearwater, Florida, to defeat Philadelphia’s Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs), he admitted that he “wouldn’t bet my house” on his choice to win their welterweight title unification fight.
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Danny Garcia Video Interview - SHOWTIME Sports presents “ALL ACCESS DAILY: Thurman vs. Garcia,” a four-part digital series delivering daily coverage of fight week leading up to the March 4 welterweight unification between undefeated world champions Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman. ALL ACCESS DAILY, an online exclusive installment inspired by the three-time Sports Emmy® Award-winning series “ALL ACCESS”, is the first real-time offering of the immersive documentary program.
Danny Garcia Video Interview - SHOWTIME Sports presents “ALL ACCESS DAILY: Thurman vs. Garcia,” a four-part digital series delivering daily coverage of fight week leading up to the March 4 welterweight unification between undefeated world champions Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman. ALL ACCESS DAILY, an online exclusive installment inspired by the three-time Sports Emmy® Award-winning series “ALL ACCESS”, is the first real-time offering of the immersive documentary program.
Angel Garcia Interview - SHOWTIME Sports presents “ALL ACCESS DAILY: Thurman vs. Garcia,” a four-part digital series delivering daily coverage of fight week leading up to the March 4 welterweight unification between undefeated world champions Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman. ALL ACCESS DAILY, an online exclusive installment inspired by the three-time Sports Emmy® Award-winning series “ALL ACCESS”, is the first real-time offering of the immersive documentary program.
Danny Garcia gave some insight into his undying loyalty to his infamous father during a recently released Showtime segment conducted by Mark Kriegel. Garcia even was brought to a rare display of emotion when he began crying as he discussed his father’s prison stint. During the 10-minute, 44-second segment, filmed amid a rainstorm on Atlantic City’s boardwalk, Philadelphia’s Garcia explained the trying times his family experienced while his father was imprisoned, how his father beat cancer when Garcia was a teenaged amateur star and why he won’t fight without his father in his corner.