This Saturday night March 4th 2017, WBA Welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (27-0, 22 KO’s) and WBC Welterweight champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (33-0, 18 KO’s), will square off to unify those very titles. The fight will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York, will air on Showtime Championship Boxing on CBS, and is brought to you by Premiere Boxing Champions. In the co-feature, Erickson Lubin (17-0, 12 KO’s) will take on Jorge Cota (25-1, 22 KO’s), in a 12 round Junior Middleweight bout. Also on the card, Andrzej Fonfara VS Chad Dawson in a 10 round Light Heavyweight bout. Here is the breakdown and predictions:
KEITH THURMAN
-Record: 27 – 0 – 0, 22 KO’s
-Weight Class: Welterweight
-Height: 5′ 8″
-Reach: 69″
-Notable Fights
- Diego Chavez — Win, KO 10th round (12), 7/27/13. (Won WBA interim Welterweight title)
- Robert Guerrero — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 3/7/15.
- Shawn Porter — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 6/25/16.
DANNY GARCIA
-Record: 33 – 0 – 0, 18 KO’s
-Weight Class: Welterweight
-Height: 5′ 8″
-Reach: 68.5″
-Notable Fights
- Erik Morales — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 3/24/12. (Won vacant WBC Junior Welterweight title)
- Amir Khan — Win, TKO 4th round (12), 6/14/12. (Won WBAsuper/TheRing Junior Welterweight titles)
- Lucas Matthysse — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 9/14/13. (Won Lineal Junior Welterweight title)
Predictions:
Andrzej Fonfara — def — Chad Dawson — via — TKO 7th round
Erickson Lubin — def — Jorge Cota — via — Unanimous Decision
Keith Thurman — def — Danny Garcia — via — Unanimous Decision
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
