SHOWTIME Sports presents “ALL ACCESS DAILY: Thurman vs. Garcia,” a four-part digital series delivering daily coverage of fight week leading up to the March 4 welterweight unification between undefeated world champions Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman. ALL ACCESS DAILY, an online exclusive installment inspired by the three-time Sports Emmy® Award-winning series “ALL ACCESS”, is the first real-time offering of the immersive documentary program.
Part One of the four-part series is available now. New installments of ALL ACCESS DAILY will be available each day by 10 a.m. ET through Saturday, March 4 on SHO.com, the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel (@shosports) and the SHOWTIME Sports Facebook page.
Viewers will join Garcia and Thurman as they embark for New York from their respective hometowns of Philadelphia and St. Petersburg, Fla., for what is expected to be the biggest boxing event in Barclays Center history. From the moment they hit the Big Apple to the first meal following Friday’s weigh-in, ALL ACCESS DAILY will peel back the curtain of fight week as the undefeated 147-pound champs prepare to unify boxing’s glamour division.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, broadcast will air live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. ET/6-8 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. The broadcast is presented by Premier Boxing Champions and produced by SHOWTIME Sports® for CBS Television, both divisions of the CBS Corporation.
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, start at $50 (not including applicable fees) and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.
WBC STATISTICS
WBC-WBA Welterweight World Championship
March 4, 2017 / Barclays Center / Brooklyn, New York
This will be the 1,957th fight sanctioned by the WBC in its 54-year history.
DiBELLA ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS:
DANNY “Swift” GARCIA (United States)
WBC Welterweight World Champion, 1st title defense
Former WBC Super Lightweight World Champion, 5 title defenses
World championship fights: 7-0, 2 KOs
Age: 28 / Date of birth: March 20, 1988
Residence, birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record: 33-0, 19 KOs / Total rounds: 206
Height: 5’8.5” – 174cm / Reach: 68.5” – 174cm / Stance: Right-handed
Manager: Al Haymon / Trainer: Angel Garcia
KEITH “One Time” THURMAN (United States)
WBA Welterweight World Champion, 3 title defenses
World championship fights: 3-0, 1 KO
Age: 28 / Date of birth: November 23, 1988
Residence, birthplace: Clearwater, Florida
Record: 27-0, 1 NC, 22 KOs / Total rounds: 124
Height: 5’7.5″ – 171cm / Reach: 69″ – 175cm / Stance: Right-handed
Manager: Al Haymon / Trainer: Dan Birmingham
WBC WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
- Luis Manuel Rodriguez (Cuba) 1963
- Emile Griffith (Virg. Island) 1963 – 1966
- Curtis Cokes (US) 1966 – 1969
- Jose Napoles (Mexico) 1969 – 1970
- Billy Backus (US) 1970 – 1971
- Jose Napoles (Mexico) * 1971 – 1975
- John Stracey (GB) 1975 – 1976
- Carlos Palomino (Mexico) 1976 – 1979
- Wilfredo Benitez (P. Rico) 1979
- Ray Leonard (US) 1979 – 1980
- Roberto Duran (Panama) 1980
- Ray Leonard (US) * 1980 – 1983
- Milton McCrory (US) 1983 – 1985
- Donald Curry (US) 1985 – 1986
- Lloyd Honeyghan (Jamaica) 1986 – 1987
- Jorge Vaca (Mexico) 1987 – 1988
- Lloyd Honeyghan (Jamaica) * 1988 – 1989
- Marlon Starling (US) 1989 – 1990
- Maurice Blocker (US) 1990 – 1991
- Simon Brown (Jamaica) 1991
- James McGirt (US) 1991 – 1993
- Pernell Whitaker (US) 1993 – 1997
- Oscar de la Hoya (US) 1997 – 1999
- Felix Trinidad (P. Rico) 1999
- Oscar de la Hoya (US) * 2000
- Shane Mosley (US) 2000 – 2002
- Vernon Forrest (US) 2002 – 2003
- Ricardo Mayorga (Nicaragua) 2003
- Cory Spinks (US) 2003 – 2005
- Zab Judah (US) 2005 – 2006
- Carlos Baldomir (Argentina) 2006
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US) 2006 – 2007
- Shane Mosley (US) Interim * 2007
- Andre Berto (US) 2008 – 2011
- Victor Ortiz (US) 2011
- Robert Guerrero (US) Interim 2012 – 2013
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US) * 2011 – 2015
- Danny Garcia (US) 2016 –
* Regained
WBC TOP 10 WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONS
- Sugar Ray Leonard (US)
- Oscar de la Hoya (Mexico/US)
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US)
- Jose Napoles (Mexico/Cuba)
- Roberto Duran (Panama)
- Emile Griffith (Virgin Is.)
- Pernell Whitaker (US)
- Shane Mosley (US)
- Carlos Palomino (Mex)
- John Stracey (GB)
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
32 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of whom only six have regained the title: Jose Napoles (Cuba-Mex), Ray Leonard (US), Lloyd Honeyghan (Jamaica-GB), Oscar de la Hoya (US-Mex), Shane Mosley (US), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US).
130 WBC welterweight world title bouts have been held in the history of the WBC.
100 WBC welterweight world title bouts have taken place in the United States.
MEMORABLE FIGHTS
Jan. 23, 2016 Danny Garcia W12 Robert Guerrero – Los Angeles
May 2, 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. W12 Manny Pacquiao – Las Vegas
May 3, 2014 Floyd Mayweather Jr. W12 Marcos Maidana – Las Vegas
Jan. 26, 2002 Vernon Forrest W12 Shane Mosley – New York
June 17, 2000 Shane Mosley W12 Oscar de la Hoya – Los Angeles
Feb. 13, 1999 Oscar de la Hoya W12 Ike Quartey – Las Vegas
Oct. 1, 1994 Pernell Whitaker W12 James McGirt – Norfolk
Sep. 10, 1993 Pernell Whitaker D12 Julio Cesar Chavez – San Antonio
Sep. 18, 1989 Felix Trinidad W12 Oscar de la Hoya – Las Vegas
Feb. 4, 1989 Marlon Starling TKO9 Lloyd Honeyghan – Las Vegas
Sep. 27, 1986 Lloyd Honeyghan TKO6 Donald Curry – Atlantic City
Dec. 6, 1985 Donald Curry KO2 Milton McCrory – Las Vegas
Sep. 16, 1981 Sugar Ray Leonard TKO14 Thomas Hearns – Las Vegas
June 20, 1980 Roberto Duran W15 Sugar Ray Leonard – Montréal
June 22, 1976 Carlos Palomino TKO12 John Stracey – London
Dec. 6, 1976 John Stracey TKO6 José Napoles – Mexico City
Apr. 18, 1969 José Napoles TKO13 Curtis Cokes – Inglewood
Nov. 28, 1966 Curtis Cokes W15 Jean Josselin – Dallas
Dec. 8, 1962 Emile Griffith TKO9 Jorge José Fernandez – Las Vegas
WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.