
Video: Shawn Porter Details The Tyner Exhibition, Talks Thurman
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.
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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.

BoxingScene.com caught up with Kenny Porter on March 11th, the day before his son Shawn (26-1-1, 16KOs) would face Lanardo Tyner in an exhibition match. The younger Porter was supposed to face Keith Thurman (26-0, 22KOs) in a highly anticipated fight instead of the exhibition bout on this day but the fight was delayed when Thurman was involved in an automobile accident.

On Friday the highly anticipated Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter match up was rescheduled for June 25th. The fight had been rumored for months and finally had a date of March 12th. The bout was to air on CBS and take place at The Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.

Porter was as disappointed as most boxing fans when Thurman was injured in an automobile accident and had to pull out of their highly anticipated welterweight championship showdown. It's no coincidence that Porter is holding this fight on the same night that he was supposed to battle Thurman.

Porter was as disappointed as most boxing fans when Thurman was injured in an automobile accident and had to pull out of their highly anticipated welterweight championship showdown. It's no coincidence that Porter is holding this fight on the same night that he was supposed to battle Thurman.

SHOWTIME Sports on Friday announced seven live boxing telecasts over a 12-week span, a stacked lineup featuring nine world championship fights and 14 overall matches in boxing’s deepest and most exciting divisions.

In an effort to stay active and give his fans an opportunity to see him in live action, Porter will hold an old-fashioned exhibition against Lanardo Tyner (30-10-2, 19 KOs) at his gym - Porter Hy-Performance Center at 7 p.m. PT on Saturday. After the bout, Porter will host a 30-minute Facebook Live video Q&A to interact directly with fans about what's next for him that will also be on the PBC Facebook page.

It’s been a slow year in general for the boxing world, as fans have patiently waited – perhaps to a fault – waiting for something to finally happen. The upcoming spring/early summer schedule is as strong an indication as any that Showtime is doing its part to shake up the status quo.

This coming Saturday night, fans were anticipating a long awaited showdown between WBA welterweight champion Keith 'One Time' Thurman (26-0, 22KOs) and former IBF king Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16KOs).

LAS VEGAS - "Showtime" Shawn Porter will hold a special 12-round exhibition match on Saturday, March 12 that will stream live on the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) Facebook page (www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions.com) in lieu of his cancelled welterweight title showdown against Keith Thurman.