Former unified welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) will likely be resuming his profession to problem Tim Tszyu (24-0, 19 KOs) for his WBO junior middleweight title in the primary occasion on March thirtieth on Amazon Prime Video PPV in Las Vegas.
ESPN experiences that Thurman will return to the ring for the primary time in 784 days since his final combat towards Mario Barrios on February fifth, 2022. This will likely be Thurman’s first combat at 154 in his 17-year skilled profession.
Tszyu: The Aussie Murderer Ascending
The highly effective Tszyu will likely be in search of his greatest profession win when he faces Thurman, and this will likely be Tim’s first PPV within the U.S. This might have been Terence Crawford who’s difficult Tszyu as a substitute of Thurman, however the Omaha, Nebraska native hasn’t proven curiosity.
Tszyu has latest wins over Brian Mendoza, Tony Harrison, Carlos Ocampo, and Terrell Gausha. Tim was dropped by Gausha early of their combat, and he struggled to defeat him.
It’s going to be fascinating to see how Tszyu does towards a fighter who was the most effective fighter within the welterweight division. Not one of the guys that Tszyu has confronted have been the type of skills that Thurman was throughout his prime years earlier than accidents sidelined him starting in 2017.
Thurman: The One-Time King Returns
Keith Thurman is well-known to hardcore boxing followers, particularly the older ones who adopted the game in 2017 and earlier. Youthful followers would possibly know him from his YouTube interviews, however they’ve in all probability by no means seen him combat earlier than.
He’s solely fought as soon as within the final 5 years, towards Mario Barriors in 2022. Thurman has a robust left hook that he can throw shortly whereas backing up. If a fighter pursues Thurman, he’ll throw his left hook whereas retreating and doing injury.
Thurman reportedly had an damage that saved him out of motion for the final two years since his combat with Barrios. It’s unclear what the damage is, however hopefully, it’s healed.
Transferring as much as 154 ought to assist Thurman as a result of he received’t should lose as a lot weight. When a fighter has been out of the ring for so long as Thurman, it could possibly be onerous to trim all the way down to his previous weight.
