Keith Thurman boxing news
(Photo credit: Hogan Photos) By Allan Fox: Interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs) will be fighting this Saturday night against unbeaten welterweight Leonard Bundu (31-0-2, 11 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Thurman, 26, is thankful that he’s facing an unbeaten fighter because he enjoys fighting undefeated guys. But he wishes he was fighting either Amir Khan or Devon Alexander.
(Photo credit: Hogan Photos) By Jim Dower: Interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs) is targeting a fight against unbeaten pound-for-pound fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr (47-0, 26 KOs) in 2015. Thurman, 26, knows that this could be his last chance at getting a fight against the 37-year-old Mayweather due to him heading towards retirement.
Thurman feels that if he can beat someone like Marcos Maidana in an impressive fashion on his first try, then it would be enough for him to get a fight against Mayweather in 2015.
This Saturday, Thurman will be fighting undefeated 40-year-old Leonard Bundu (31-0-1, 11 KOs) in a highly visible fight card on Showtime from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Jim Dower: Interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs) won’t be overlooking his 40-year-old opponent Leonard Bundu (31-0-1, 11 KOs) this Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thurman knows full well that Bundu, #3 WBC, #4 WBA, has the kind of talent to give anyone problems in the 147 pound division.
Bundu is coming off of a 12 round split decision upset win over previously unbeaten Frankie Gavin in his last fight in August of this year. Bundu came in and beat Gavin in his own country in front of his own fans.
By Allan Fox: WBA World interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs) has a formidable task ahead of himself this Saturday night in unbeaten #3 IBF, #3 WBC, #4 WBA Leonard Bundu (31-0-2, 11 KOs) in their 12 round fight on the Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander card on Showtime from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Bundu, 40, is up there in age compared to the 26-year-old Thurman, but he’s still a very tough opponent due to his speed, defensive skills and excellent inside fighting ability.
By Scott Gilfoid: The December 13th Showtime Championship Boxing card is now official with former IBF/WBA 140 pound champion Amir Khan (29-3, 19 KOs) facing former two division world champion Devon Alexander (26-2, 14 KOs) in the headliner fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
By Allan Fox: WBA interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs) is being talked about facing unbeaten 39-year-old EBU welterweight champion Leonard Bundu (31-0-2, 11 KOs) on the undercard of the December 13th fight card headlined by Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
If Bundu does turn out to be Thurman’s next opponent, it’ll be a potentially difficult fight for Thurman. Bundu, 5’6 ½”, has a lot of power, and a difficult fighting style for someone coming off of a shoulder injury like Thurman.
By Matt Wood: Anyone following World Boxing Association interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs) knows he’s being underutilized in the boxing game. He remains undefeated and has stopped ten of his last eleven opponents.
Despite his stellar record and a very fan-friendly style, he has yet to face a top-1o welterweight. Everyone knows his predicament: he’s a high-risk, low reward fighter who currently can’t bring an A-side fan base.
By Victor Candelario: Don’t me wrong me and boxing fans alike would love to see Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) take on the #1 pound for pound boxer in the sport Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr (47-0-0 26 KOs) and see if he can hand Floyd the first loss of his career but lets be realistic, the fight has lost a ton of its luster. Both fighters have showed in recent fights to be well past there primes, and if the fight were to occur I can see a ton of excuses as to why Floyd or Pacquiao were defeated coming from fans.
Just to name the two most common arguments that would be made, Floyd fans would say Floyd lost because he was past his prime , and Manny fans would say Manny was past his prime should he lose. So neither fighter at this point would get the same credit for defeating the other as they would have 7 years ago, when they were both at the top of the sport, at there best.
By Danny Esch: In an interview conducted by IFL.TV’s Kugan Cassius at the MGM Grand for Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 Interim Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman strongly voiced his opinions on being “avoided”, Amir Khan, IBF Welterweight Champion Kell Brook, and WBC/WBA Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather and his shoulder injury among other topics.
KC: You last fought in April before Floyd’s last fight against Maidana you have a shoulder injury is that why you have been out?
By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan (29-3, 19 KOs) has been talking lately about how he wishes Floyd Mayweather Jr would agree to fight him in the UK, because he feels it would be a huge fight if that were to happen.
Obviously it’s not going to happen I this lifetime since Mayweather isn’t going to use up one of his last remaining fights by fighting one of his B-side opponents in their home country. But there is a fighter who is willing to fight Khan in the UK, and that’s WBA interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs). He’s saying he’ll go over to the UK, and he’ll knock Khan out as well.