According to sources, the March 30 non-title fight between WBO 154-pound champion Tim Tszyu and former unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman has been postponed due to the latter suffering an injury.
ThaBoxingVoice and dan rafael They were the first to report the news on Twitter/X.
Scheduled to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, this was the inaugural main event of PBC’s new partnership with Amazon.
Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) is coming off a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Brian Mendoza in October. It was the Australian’s first defense of the WBO title when previous champion Jermell Charlo failed to meet him, the interim champion at the time.
Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) has been inactive since March 2022 when he outpointed Mario Barrios. Prior to that, the Florida native had been out of action since he lost the WBA welterweight title to Manny Pacquiao in July 2019.
Why was Tim Tszyu vs. Keith Thurman?
Thurman, 35, reportedly suffered a biceps injury, possibly due to training.
An MRI was performed on Monday, although the results have not yet been published.
Who will replace Keith Thurman?
According Lance Pugmire from BoxingScene, the PBC is looking for a replacement opponent for the 29-year-old Tszyu. The main contender, Sebastián Fundora, is the favorite.
Fundora is supposed to fight Serhii Bohachuk for the vacant WBC super welterweight title. It is unknown who Bohachuk would fight if Fundora faced Tszyu.
The event will reportedly still be a PPV broadcast with WBA super lightweight champion Rolly Romero facing Isaac Cruz in the co-main event.
