American welterweight champion Keith Thurman achieved success by leading the category as world champion. Thurman held the WBA title from 2016 to 2019, and he received the “Super” champion recognition in 2017.
During his championship career, Thurman held the WBC title from 2017 until 2018. BoxRec ranked him fifth among the top welterweight boxers worldwide in July 2022.
Keith Thurman Biography
Keith Thurman was born in Clearwater, Florida, on November 23rd, 1988. Thurman Jr. has an African-American father and a mother with Polish and Hungarian heritage. He is 36 years old.
His mother’s name is Debra Thorsen, and his father’s name is Keith Thurman Sr. Thurman started dating Priyana Thapa, who is from Nepal, in 2016. They got married in 2017.
In 1997, Keith conducted his initial amateur boxing competition. Benjamin Getty served as his trainer until the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard started working with him. During his amateur boxing phase, Thurman achieved 101 wins, including 76 knockout victories.
Thurman secured six national championship titles, one of which was the 2006 PAL National Championships. He participated in the Olympic Trials of 200,7, although he received two losses against future world champion Demetrius Andrade while obtaining silver accolades.
Boxing Stats & Physical Appearance
Thurman fights in the welterweight and light middleweight divisions. He is 5 feet 7.5 inches (171 cm) tall and has a reach of 69 inches (175 cm). He uses an orthodox boxing stance. Keith has fought 32 times in his boxing career.
He has won 30 of those fights, with 22 victories coming by knockout. He has lost only once, and one fight had no result (no contest).
| Total Fights | Wins | Losses | No Contests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| Win Type | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| By Knockout | 22 | 0 |
| By Decision | 8 | 1 |
Career Details
Keith Thurman entered the professional boxing ring for the very first time on November 9th, 2007, against Kensky Rodney at the Tampa, Florida venue when he was only eighteen years old. The fight organizers set the match for a four-round bout.
Thurman became a welterweight fighter on March 9, 2013 following his 19 consecutive professional victories. The Barclays Center served as the venue where Hopkins vs. Cloud took place and Thurman appeared on the undercard.
Thurman is set to fight Brock Jarvis on March 12, 2025, at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia.
The Keith Thurman vs. Brock Jarvis fight card contains all event fights along with their final outcomes that will be displayed after March 12, 2025. People are unable to obtain the results because this event takes place on March 12, 2025.
- Main Event: Keith Thurman vs. Brock Jarvis (Super Welterweight)
- Michael Zerafa defeated Besir Ay via TKO in Round 7
- Mateo Tapia defeated Sergei Vorobev via TKO in Round 5
- Kirra Ruston defeated Tonga Tongotongo via TKO in Round 6
- Jordan Martin defeated Sonny Knight via Unanimous Decision (UD) in 4 rounds (39-37 x3)
- Charlie Kazzi defeated Nort Beauchamp via TKO in Round 1
- Jason Fawcett defeated Kohei Hatanaka via KO in Round 3
- Jacob Clenshaw defeated Kavana Voatu’ua via UD in 5 rounds (48-47 x2, 49-46)
- Linn Sandstrom defeated Yoselin Fernandez via UD in 10 rounds (98-83, 99-91, 100-90)
- Nadia Flalhi defeated Angel Rushton via UD in 6 rounds (58-56 x2, 59-55)