Shawn Porter: record, next fight and profile →
NEW YORK – Welterweight world champion Keith Thurman and former champion Shawn Porter went face-to-face Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan as they hosted a press conference to discuss their highly anticipated Saturday, June 25 showdown on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Keith Thurman Interview - BROOKLYN - An action-packed primetime doubleheader of world title fights, headlined by the explosive, eagerly-awaited clash between welterweight champion Keith "One Time" Thurman and former champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter,will come to Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 25.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Keith Thurman will soon stand face to face with Shawn Porter at a kickoff press conference. And it’ll shock precisely no one to hear that a guy nicknamed “One Time” is pretty confident that he’ll emerge the winner when the two men finally get together on June 25 at the Barclays Center. But it’s not just a successful first defense of a...
Their originally scheduled March 12 showdown was likely to come in front of a sold-out crowd. In its first day of ticket sales, it appears that Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter are looking at a similar setting for its rescheduled welterweight title fight.
According to promoter Lou DiBella, unbeaten welterweight contender Errol Spence (20-0, 17KOs) will be ringside on June 25th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York - when WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) defends his title against Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs).
BROOKLYN - An action-packed primetime doubleheader of world title fights, headlined by the explosive, eagerly-awaited clash between welterweight champion Keith "One Time" Thurman and former champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter,will come to Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 25.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. didn’t taken Adrien Broner’s challenge seriously after Broner beat Ashley Theophane on Friday night in Washington, D.C. Mayweather is much more interested in promoting Broner bouts against either Errol Spence or Shawn Porter. The retired superstar’s company, Mayweather Promotions, promoted the card headlined by the Broner-Theophane fight Friday night and hopes to promote Broner’s next bout as well.
For the second year in a row, the greater New York City area will enjoy a boxing surge as spring meets summer time. With the rescheduling of the welterweight title fight between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter – previously set for March 12 but postponed to June 25 – came speculation of where the anticipated clash would land. Promoter Lou DiBella helped answer that question – even without saying a single word to anyone in the media – in placing a hold on the date at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
LAS VEGAS - 'Showtime' Shawn Porter held a special 12-round exhibition match on Saturday night in lieu of his postponed welterweight title showdown against Keith Thurman.
Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16KOs) and his father/trainer Kenny were naturally upset when the news broke that there March 12th high profile showdown against Keith Thurman would be delayed. The delay was caused by Thurman (26-0, 22KOs) being injured in an automobile accident.