Thurman vs Garcia FULL FIGHT: March 4, 2017 PBC on Showtime
On March 4, 2017, Keith Thurman (280, 22 KOs) unified boxings glamour division with a splitdecision victory over Danny Garcia (331, 19 KOs) on Saturday, defending his WBA belt and picking up Garcias WBC crown on boxings biggest stage in primetime on CBS from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING. Keith Thurman built his One Time reputation by piling up knockouts on his way to winning a world title. But to beat Danny Garcia and pronounce himself as the true king of the 147pound division, he had to rely on his full array of skills for 12 rounds. Thurman had just enough in his toolbox to finish the job and earn a split decision over Garcia to unify 147pound world titles before a crowd of 16, 533 in the highest attended boxing match at Barclays Center. In an increasingly tactical fight, Thurman earned winning scores of 116112 and 115113 from judges John McKaie and Joe Pasquale, respectively, while Kevin Morgan had it 115113 for Garcia. The bout was just the 10th title unification in divisi
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