This Week in Boxing History: March 6-12
This week in boxing history, PBC celebrates our first fight card, honors the youngest world champion in history, looks back at a heavyweight legend’s debut, recalls an Upset of the Year and commemorates the “Fight of the Century.”
Presenting the 12 Rounds of Christmas: Round 10 (Keith Thurman vs Robert Guerrero)
Through nine rounds of their 147-pound showdown in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions’ debut on March 7, Keith Thurman dominated Robert Guerrero. Defeat seemed all but inevitable for “The Ghost,” who bled from a cut above his left eye as a result of Thurman’s nonstop battering.
Keith Thurman ready for any and all comers after win over Robert Guerrero
The hematoma that left an nasty lump on Keith Thurman’s head Saturday night is drained, the blood collecting down around his left eye. It’s swollen, shut and ugly. And Thurman couldn’t be any happier.
The Moment: Thurman dishes out, takes abuse in physical win over Guerrero
Keith Thurman’s defining moments were threefold in his punishing 12-round victory over Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Keith Thurman outlasts Robert Guerrero in instant classic
Ruben Guerrero was succinct in the locker room Saturday night after Robert Guerrero’s all-out war with Keith Thurman at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night on the debut Premier Boxing Champions card.
Where to watch Premier Boxing Champions
No matter where you’re at, you don’t want to miss the inaugural Premier Boxing Champions card featuring Keith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero and Adrien Broner vs. John Molina Jr. on Saturday, March 7, which will be broadcast on NBC at 8:30 p.m. ET/ 5:30 p.m PT.
Fighters get intense onstage at weigh-in for PBC debut
While John Molina Jr. weighed in exactly at 140 pounds for his Premier Boxing Champions fight against Adrien Broner, his opponent came in one pound over the weight for their bout in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Thurman, Guerrero ready to start the show
If Keith Thurman was delivering a message from the press conference podium Thursday at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, it fell on deaf ears.
