Back in January, when Terence Crawford announced his retirement, it signaled the end of an era. Crawford, who punctuated a decorated career by jumping up two weight classes to defeat Canelo Alvarez, was the last of a crop of once-elite welterweight-ish fighters to call it quits, joining Shawn Porter, Danny Garcia and (for now anyway) Errol Spence Jr. to exit boxing's big stage. Well … almost the last.
On Saturday, Keith Thurman will return to challenge Sebastian Fundora for his version of the 154-pound title. It will be the second fight in a year for Thurman, which by his standards is a blistering pace. Since losing his 147-pound title to Manny Pacquiao in 2019, Thurman has fought twice. He has fought once since 2022. If you thought Thurman, 37, was out of boxing, don’t worry. At times, so did he.
