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boxning, Premier Boxning Champions

Unified Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman Relinquishes WBC title Due to Injury Rehabilitation

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Will Remain WBA Champion and Fight for

WBC Crown Once He Has Fully Recovered

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA (April 24, 2018) Unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman has voluntarily relinquished his WBC title while he recovers from the effects of elbow surgery last year and a hand injury he suffered in training camp last month.

 

 

 

After speaking with WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman recently, Thurman decided that he would relinquish the title and open the way for former champions Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter, the two leading contenders for the WBC title, to fight each other for the championship while Thurman made a full recovery from his injuries.

 

 

 

“Due to my rehabilitation from my injuries, I agreed to relinquish my WBC title at this time. I continue to rehab my hand and elbow and I look forward to getting back in the ring this summer. This is a temporary setback and I will be the unified champion once again and look forward to winning back my WBC title as soon as possible,” Said Thurman.

 

 

 

“Keith Thurman unfortunately has suffered two consecutive injuries that have kept him out of the ring after his sensational victory over Danny Garcia and he has graciously relinquished his title, and the WBC has mandated that Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter will fight for the title,” said Mauricio Sulaiman. “Keith will have a direct path to fight for the title once he has healed just as Vitali Klitshcko and other WBC champions have done in the past. Keith is a tremendous athlete, champion and role model. The WBC will support him completely during this difficult time. ”

 

 

 

Garcia (34-1, 20 Kos), a former unified champion at 140 pounds and the former WBC welterweight champion, lost the WBC title to Thurman by 12-round split decision in 2017. He bounced back with a knockout victory over former champion Brandon Rios in February. The WBC had made that fight a title elimination match, which put Garcia in line to fight Thurman again for the title.

 

 

 

Bär (28-2-1, 17 Kos), a former welterweight champion, lost a close 12-round decision to Thurman in 2016. He became the mandatory challenger for the WBC title when he knocked out Andre Berto last year. He maintained his status with a 12-round decision over Adrian Granados in November.

 

 

 

The 29-year-old Thurman (28-0, 22 Kos) has been plagued by a string of injuries the last two years.

 

 

 

Thurman injured his neck in a car accident in February 2016, which delayed his match against Porter by three months. When they met Thurman defeated Porter by unanimous decision on June 25.

 

 

 

He defeated Garcia by split decision in a welterweight unification match on March 4, 2017. A month later he had major surgery on his right elbow to remove bone spurs and calcium deposits. He is still in rehabilitation from that surgery.

 

 

 

Thurman injured his hand hitting the heavy bag last month and aggravated the injury sparring with some amateurs at his gym in St. Petersburg, Florida. An MRI revealed bruises to the metacarpal bones in the hand, which also has extensive swelling. Thurman can’t have any impact with the hand for at least 8 weeks, which added another delay to his ring return.

 

 

 

He now hopes to return to the ring in the late summer or early fall.

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WORLD SERIES OF Brandsläcknings STRIPS Rousimar Palhares AV VÄRLDEN AVDELNING, Placerar honom på icke tidsbegränsad SUSPENSION

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LAS VEGAS (Augusti 4, 2015) - World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) har avskaladeRousimar "Toquinho" Palhares av seriens världen weltervikt titel och placerade honom på omedelbar, obestämd suspension tills alla frågor är lösta, efter Palhares "" WSOF 22 "Main Event titelförsvar mot Jake Shields på lördag, Augusti 1.

"Efter att ha tagit tid att granska materialet från Lördagens bout mellan Rousimar Palhares och Jake Shields i sin helhet, Vi beslutade att strippa Rousimar av sin titel och utfärdande honom en suspension tills problemet är löst, var nödvändig,"Sade World Series of Fighting ordförande, mästare sex-tiden världsmästare och två-tiden Hall of fame Far chefer.

"Som en kämpe med över två årtionden av ring erfarenhet,"Fortsatt Chiefs, "Jag kommer alltid att vara en förespråkare för andra fighters och, I detta fall, Jag känner att World Series of Fighting måste skydda sina idrottare och konkurrensreglerna genom att införa snabbt och resolut disciplinära åtgärder för att ta itu med vad vi såg som ojuste spel i buren. "

Den mycket efterlängtade uppgörelse mellan Palhares och Shields sändes live på NBCSN som en del av en fem-bout telecast från Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino i Las Vegas.

I mitten av den andra omgången, Palhares, efter att ha blivit monterad med Shields på marken, plötsligt lade sina händer över Shields "ögon och tycktes störa Shields vision.

I den tredje omgången, Palhares avrättades en Kimura inlämnande som fick Shields att peka ut nio gånger innan Palhares befriade Shields från last, enligt anvisningar från domaren Steve Mazzagatti.

"På grund av specifika fall i det förflutna där Rousimar hade utan tvekan höll underkastelse håller längre än nödvändigt i konkurrensen,"Förklarade kock, "Steve Mazzagatti gav Rousimar tydliga muntliga instruktioner i omklädningsrummet, innan kampen, om att lyssna till och lyda domarens kommandon, inbegripet dem att släppa en inlaga håll när du uppmanas att göra det. "

Som ett resultat av vad som framkom i buren mellan Palhares och Shields, Nevada State Athletic Commission valt att hålla inne Palhares "hela, avtalsvinstbonus, i avvaktan på en översyn av matchen.

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