24 Jun 2016

Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter make weight for fight

Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter will do battle in a network television clash on CBS in primetime as a special attraction of Showtime Championship Boxing that begins at 5:30 PM PST/ 8:30 PM EST. The card takes places at the Barclays Center is promoted by DiBella Entertainment. After making weight, Thurman pointed

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24 Jun 2016

Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter final press conference quotes

Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before their eagerly anticipated welterweight world title showdown this Saturday, June 25 in primetime as SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, comes to Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Live televised coverage begins at 9

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22 Jun 2016

Top PBC welterweights split on Thurman-Porter

Their peers in the welterweight division – world champions, former champions, contenders and top prospects – can’t pick a definitive winner between defending WBA 147-pound king Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) and former world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs). The majority of the fighters polled –

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21 Jun 2016

Thurman-Porter undercard finalized

The stacked undercard for the highly anticipated Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter welterweight showdown is complete and will feature a pair of popular Brooklyn fighters as heavyweight Adam Kownacki (13-0, 10 KOs) battles hard-hitting Jesse Barboza (11-1-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round bout while crowd-pleasing featherweight Heather “The Heat” Hardy

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20 Jun 2016

Leonard and Hearns weigh-in on Thurman-Porter

Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas “Hitman” Hearns might be uniquely qualified to talk about what WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman and “Showtime” Shawn Porter are thinking and feeling heading into their battle that pits two men against each other who are in their primes in a highly charged

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14 Jun 2016

Santa Cruz-Frampton tickets on sale tomorrow!

Undefeated featherweight world champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) and fellow unbeaten Irish star Carl “The Jackal” Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) will meet with a world title and two perfect records at stake on Saturday, July 30 in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions event

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08 Jun 2016

Abner Mares Primed for 4th World Title on June 25 on CBS

Abner Mares, the former three-division world champion boxer, will be taking class, technique and power into the ring when he meets WBA Featherweight World Champion Jesus Cuellar on Saturday, June 25 live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING  on CBS presented by Premier Boxing Champions from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Live coverage

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07 Jun 2016

Abner Mares-Jesus Cuellar Conference Call Quotes

Featherweight world champion Jesus Cuellar and former three-division world champion Abner Mares went face-to-face for the first time Thursday as they hosted media roundtables in Los Angeles ahead of their showdown on Saturday, June 25 showdown live on CBS from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by

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02 Jun 2016

Keith Thurman focused on June 25th clash with Shawn Porter

Keith Thurman, the reigning WBA Welterweight World Champion, is four weeks out from his June 25 title defense against Shawn Porter and has his 20-year career in boxing on his mind heading into the crucial showdown. Thurman will be headlining on CBS live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn with televised

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19 May 2016

Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter undercard for June 25th

A stacked undercard featuring top rising talent and local favorites will light up the ring at Barclays Center in Brooklyn as part of an extraordinary night of action on Saturday, June 25. The June 25 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the

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