SAT, JUL 20, 2019 9pm Eastern Time / 6pm Pacific Time MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Winner 
Boxing's only eight-division World Champion Manny Pacquiao edged fellow Welterweight Champ Keith Thurman by split decision in a thrilling WBA 147-pound title fight in Las Vegas.
Fight HighlightsTop welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas scores a UD win over former World Champion Omar Figueroa Jr in a WBC eliminator, former titleholder Sergey Lipinets KOs late replacement Jayar Inson and Luis Nery stops Juan Carlo Payano in battle of former Champs.
Keith Thurman is plotting his next move in the wake of Saturday’s hard-fought victory over former champion Shawn Porter at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
For several years, hard-core boxing fans waited for Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter to square off to see who would prevail in a battle between 147-pound warriors and longtime friends. Those fans got their wish Saturday night, and they got an answer—barely.
Keith Thurman’s punching power is born out in this most basic of statistics: Only four of the 26 opponents he’s faced have made it to the finish line.
