Wait will soon be over for Porter vs. Thurman
Fighters to Break Camp Soon for June 25 Welterweight Super Fight
It’s been 38 long years since Muhammad Ali took back his heavyweight title from Leon Spinks in New Orleans, becoming the first-ever three-time champion in his weight class on the last major prime time fight telecast on CBS.
That memorable triumph on the night of Feb. 15, 1978 also turned out to be the last win of the legendary boxer’s career.
Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter both recognize the gravity of their upcoming June 25 welterweight super bout on the CBS network at Downtown’s Barclays Center, not only for the significance it will bear on their respective careers, but for the timing of the event, just three weeks after the passing of the sport’s most iconic legend.