Thurman beats Guerrero; Broner defeats Molina

thurman4By Dan Ambrose: WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) successfully defended his title in beating former two division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 KOs) on Saturday night in Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions series at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 120-107, 118-109 and 118-108.

Thurman knocked Guerrero down hard in the 9th round from a left hand to the head. Guerrero barely beat the count in getting up at the count of 9. Guerrero took a lot of punishment in the round and wound up suffering a cut on the side of his left eye. The referee Kenny Bayless looked like he was close to stopping it, but Guerrero did a good job of holding on and fighting back to get out of the round.

read more

Saturday’s purses: Thurman $1.5m, Guerrero $1.225M, Broner $1,25M, Mares $500K

YouTube video

By Chris Williams: WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (24-0, 21 KOs) will be taking home a cool $1.5 million tonight for his title defense against Gilroy’s Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (32-2-1, 18 KOs) in their fight on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Guerrero, an ex-two division champ, will be getting slightly less at $1.225 million. For Guerrero to keep getting nice little paydays of this kind, he’s going to need to defeat the hard hitting Thurman.

read more

Keith Thurman and Adrien Broner need to impress tonight

broner6666By Dan Ambrose: Tonight’s going to be a big fight for WBA 147 pound champion Keith Thurman (24-0, 21 KOs) and Adrien Broner (29-1, 22 KOs), because both of them have q lot of pressure on them to perform in their fights at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Both fighters are expected to win, as they’ve been matched against fighters that are clearly below them in the talent department. However, if they lose or fail to impress, it’s going to be a major setback for the both of them, because their adviser Al Haymon is grooming them for bigger fights in the future.

read more

Thurman vs. Guerrero and Broner vs. Molina tonight on NBC

Are you ready for the return of boxing to prime time television?

The Premier Boxing Champions series makes its debut on NBC on Saturday night, with three exciting bouts airing live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

NBC’s coverage of the fights will be unlike anything you’ve ever experienced, with a star-studded broadcast team calling the action.

read more

Keith Thurman to look for KO in first six rounds against Guerrero

thurman4By Dan Ambrose: WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (24-0, 21 KOs) says he’ll be looking for a KO in the first six rounds this Saturday night in his title defense against former two division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (32-2-1, 18 KOs) in their fight on NBC as part of the Premier Boxing Champions series at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Thurman, 26, says that if he doesn’t score a knockout after six rounds, he’ll then focus on boxing Guerrero and look to win by a decision.

read more

Guerrero vs. Thurman & Broner vs. Molina Jr next Saturday, March 7th

guerrero444By Dan Ambrose: WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (24-0, 21 KOs) will be putting his unbeaten record on the line next Saturday night on March 7th in what could be the toughest fight of his career against former two division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (32-2-1, 18 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Guerrero-Thurman fight will be televised on the inaugural Premier Boxing Champions card on NBC.

This is a fight where both guys have a lot to prove. Thurman needs to show that he can stay in the pocket and stand his ground rather than him running each time his opponent looks to throw a punch at him.

read more

(PBC) Premier Boxing Champions on NBC to Air “Corner to Corner”

thurman2332By Danny Esch: The excitement is continuing to build for next week as “The Sweet Science” that is boxing makes its return to regular broadcast television. Thanks to the brilliant minds at NBC and boxings top adviser Al Haymon the glory days of boxing on “FREE T.V.” will return next week on Saturday March 7th 8:30 p.m. live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada.

Two big fights next Friday to set things off will be Broner vs. Molina Jr. and Thurman vs. Guerrero which should both be action packed fights. New to NBC coming tomorrow Wednesday February 25th 2015 is the premier of NBC’s “Corner to Corner” which will probably be an “All Access / 24/7” type of show (time will tell) which is also under the direction of Al Haymon.

read more

Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero: My fight against Keith Thurman will be a war

guerrero45(Photo credit: Stephanie Trapp) By Dan Ambrose: Welterweight Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero is putting the finishing touches on his training camp for his March 7th fight against WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight will be televised on NBC as part of the “Premier Boxing Champions” series.

Guerrero expects the fight to be a war with the two of them trading power shots from start to finish. If this is the case then it’s going to be a huge departure from Thurman’s last fight against Leonard Bundu. In that fight, Thurman ran from Bundu for 12 rounds in winning a dull 12 round decision.

read more

Keith Thurman wants KO win over Robert Guerrero on March 7th

thurman66By Dan Ambrose: Newly crowned WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman (24-0, 21 KOs) says he’ll be looking to be the first fighter to KO former two division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (32-2-1, 18 KOs) in their fight on March 7th in this Premier Boxing match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Guerrero, #2 WBC, #4 WBA, #7 IBF, has never been knocked out before during his 14-year pro career so it would be a big deal if the 26-year-old Thurman were able to get a stoppage win over Guerrero. But for Thurman to accomplish that task, he’s going to need to stay in the pocket more than he has in his previous fights.

read more