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Can we get ready for a Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter rematch next year?

James Slater - August 25, 2016

Make no mistake, Keith Thurman’s thrilling win over Shawn Porter in a great action fight is more than worthy of a rematch. This welterweight rivalry seems destined to be one fans will be able to revisit – the question is […]

Four candidates for Fight Of The Year so far, and we still have five months to go

James Slater - August 3, 2016

In a sign of how good a year it has already been for boxing here in 2016, we have at least four absolutely cracking fights being looked at as candidates for winning this year’s FOTY distinction – and as great […]

Keith Thurman defeats Shawn Porter

Premier Boxing - June 25, 2016

(Photo: Esther Lin/Tom Casino/SHOWTIME) BROOKLYN (June 26, 2016) – Prizefighting returned to CBS on Saturday with a Fight of the Year candidate as undefeated welterweight world champion Keith Thurman edged former world champion Shawn Porter in a close but unanimous […]

Thurman vs. Porter: Friends turn foes in Brooklyn

Chris Carlson - June 23, 2016

Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman meets ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter this Saturday in primetime on CBS, at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York. This long awaited bout is here at last after a drawn out negotiation process that was side-tracked in […]

Weights: Thurman 146, Porter 147

Showtime Boxing - June 23, 2016

WBA Welterweight World Championship – 12 Rounds Keith Thurman – 146 Pounds Shawn Porter – 147 Pounds Referee: STEVE WILLIS; Judges: ERIC MARLINSKI (N.Y.), WALESKA ROLDAN (N.Y.), STEVE WEISFELD (N.J.)

Photos: Keith Thurman 146 vs. Shawn Porter 147 – Weights

Premier Boxing - June 23, 2016

Weigh-In Results: Keith Thurman 146 vs. Shawn Porter 147 Jarrett Hurd 153.8 vs. Oscar Molina 154.8 Adam Kownacki 264.2 vs. Jesse Barboza 242.8 Heather Hardy 123.2 vs. Kirstie Simmons 122.8 David Benavidez 168.6 vs. Francy Ntetu 170 Jonathan Alonso 141.6 […]

Thurman vs. Porter predictions

Premier Boxing - June 22, 2016

NEW YORK (June 22, 2016) – 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 […]

Kell Brook picks Shawn Porter to beat Keith Thurman on Saturday

James Slater - June 22, 2016

IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook is an ideal person to predict this Saturday’s big welterweight clash between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter, having been in there with Porter; being the only man to have beaten him. Brook won a very […]

Thurman-Porter undercard fights

Premier Boxing - June 21, 2016

BROOKLYN (June 21, 2016) – 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 […]

Sugar Ray Leonard & Thomas Hearns Weigh-In on Thurman vs Porter

Premier Boxing - June 20, 2016

“The winner of Thurman-Porter will immediately move into the welterweight penthouse.” – Leonard “I know that Porter and Thurman both have the ability to get each other out of there. It’s going to be a matter of who gets to […]