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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23 Jun 2016

Keith Thurman reflects on first trainer, Ben Getty

24 hours before making weight for his clash with Shawn Porter on Saturday, June 25th at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York, Keith “One Time” Thurman was reflective prior to the biggest fight of his career. In an interview posted by boxing news kingpin, Elie Seckbach, which is linked

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23 Jun 2016

Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter face-off at final press conference

Our friends over at FightHub record this powerful video showing the final face-off between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter. A few takeaways I got from the video are as follows Shawn Porter appears to be have the bigger back, which though that might not translate to a lot, could allow

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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

Watch all four episodes of All Access: Thurman vs. Porter

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. Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs), of Clearwater, Fla., and Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs), of

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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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11 Jun 2016

Kell Brook-Jessie Vargas set for Sep 3rd HBO pay-per-view

WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10 KO) confirmed on Facebook yesterday that he will be fighting IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KO) in England on HBO pay-per-view on September 3rd. Vargas, who has been looking for a big fight since being rumored for Manny Pacquiao around the time

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09 Jun 2016

Shawn Porter Media Day in Las Vegas

Former world champion Shawn Porter hosted a Las Vegas media workout Wednesday in advance of his welterweight world title showdown against undefeated Keith Thurman on Saturday, June 25 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, live on CBS and presented by Premier Boxing Champions with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6

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08 Jun 2016

Keith Thurman Florida Media Day Quotes

Welterweight world champion Keith Thurman opened training camp to media today in St. Petersburg as he prepares to defend his title against former world champion Shawn Porter on Saturday, June 25 in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, from Barclays Center in

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