Keith Thurman vs Robert Guerrero Boxing Coverage Sat, March 07, 2015 Live On NBC 8:30PM ET Eastern Time / 5:30PM PT Pacific Time MGM Grand, Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada In Saturday Night Evening will mark the maiden episode of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC, headlined by an intriguing welterweight clash between Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero.
The Thurman-Guerrero matchup will pit the power-puncher with touted but still largely untested boxing skills in Thurman against a veteran boxer with a proven chin and a tendency to brawl but lacking one-punch KO power in Guerrero.Former two-weight world champion Guerrero enters the bout on the back of an exciting 12-round war against fringe contender Yoshihiro Kamegai last June. That fight ended a 13-month hiatus following a wide, unanimous-decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013.Kenny Adams, trainer of over 25 world champions
The Thurman-Guerrero matchup will pit the power-puncher with touted but still largely untested boxing skills in Thurman against a veteran boxer with a proven chin and a tendency to brawl but lacking one-punch KO power in Guerrero.Former two-weight world champion Guerrero enters the bout on the back of an exciting 12-round war against fringe contender Yoshihiro Kamegai last June. That fight ended a 13-month hiatus following a wide, unanimous-decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013.Kenny Adams, trainer of over 25 world champions
Since fighting Mayweather, everyone wants to knock me out to prove they did better than Floyd,Guerrero told Sherdog.com via e-mail as he headed to Sin City for fight week. So I have a target on my back but I’m OK with it. I love to mix it up. Keith Thurman has the same mindset. He thinks he’s going to knock me out early. He’s going to be in for a big surprise.
Guerrero moved up to the welterweight division nearly three years ago. A November 2012 pillar-to-post phone booth fight along the ropes with Andre Berto announced Guerrero’s status in the weight class. It was an exciting enough win to register his first main event at the MGM Grand in the foil role to Mayweather. Money soundly outpointed him, handing Guerrero his second career loss and first at welterweight. Guerrero bounced back after a year layoff versus Yoshihiro Kamegai, returning to his fan-friendly head-to-head style. He seized victory despite his left eye swelling almost completely shut in a 2014 Fight of the Year candidate.Kevin Cunningham, Trainer of former welterweight titlist Devon Alexander
Guerrero moved up to the welterweight division nearly three years ago. A November 2012 pillar-to-post phone booth fight along the ropes with Andre Berto announced Guerrero’s status in the weight class. It was an exciting enough win to register his first main event at the MGM Grand in the foil role to Mayweather. Money soundly outpointed him, handing Guerrero his second career loss and first at welterweight. Guerrero bounced back after a year layoff versus Yoshihiro Kamegai, returning to his fan-friendly head-to-head style. He seized victory despite his left eye swelling almost completely shut in a 2014 Fight of the Year candidate.Kevin Cunningham, Trainer of former welterweight titlist Devon Alexander
