Keith Thurman boxing news
By Jim Dower: WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) says it’s up to the fans whether they want be upset or enjoy his fights while waiting for him to eventually fight IBF welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 KOs) in 2019. Thurman says he’s going to be putting on fights against other opposition in 2018 while he slowly comes back from elbow surgery.
By Jeff Aranow: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) says his comeback opponent might not be a top 10 ranked contender for his fight on Showtime Boxing on May 19 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Dan Ambrose: Jessie Vargas thinks WBC/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) is holding his 147 lb. titles hostage by saying he wants to use 2018 as a “get-back” year in which he takes tune-up fights to slowly come back from his elbow injury that he suffered in 2017.
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By Stanley White: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) won’t be fighting former world champion Jessie Vargas in his tune-up fight on May 19th as rumored. Thurman, 28, is expected to defend his WBA/WBC welterweight titles against a weaker opponent that is less of a threat to beating him.
By Jaime Ortega: While most people are stuck trying to push Keith Thurman vs Errol Spence Jr vs Terrence Crawford – I looking also forward to see all these championship fights – they’re other fights I believe would be even more epic and lesser known to the casual fan.
By Dan Ambrose: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman says he’ll be fighting 2 times in 2018, and then he’ll be ready to face IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence next year in a unification fight. Thurman, 28, wants to dedicate the entire year on tune-ups rather than facing Spence in a unification after one tune-up fight on May 19 on Showtime Boxing.
By Dan Ambrose: Keith Thurman feels that Lamont Peterson was totally outclassed in his fight against IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 KOs) last weekend at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Dan Ambrose: Keith Thurman has reaffirmed his decision that he will NOT be fighting Errol Spence Jr. in a unification fight in 2018. Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs), who holds the WBA and WBC welterweight titles, says 2018 is a “get back year” in terms of him coming back from elbow surgery and a long 14-month layoff.
By Allan Fox: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman will be fighting on May 19th on Showtime Boxing, but his rumored fight against Jessie Vargas still has yet to be confirmed for his next title defense of his WBA/WBC welterweight titles at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.