Vergil Ortiz jr. Against Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman is in the works for October in a Golden Boy Promotions Prime Minister Boxing Champions-promoted event. On the map is a clash between light welter weights Arnold Barboza jr. And Frank Martin.
Julius Julianist broke the news about the Ortiz Jr.-Thurman and Barboza JR-Martin card for October.
Thurman’s Comeback Challenge
The battle that fans will be eager to see is the former WBA and WBC Welterweight Champion Thurman (31-1, 23 cost) that Ortiz Jr. This is not the fight that Thurman, 36, would have preferred. He chased a big game and proclaimed Terence Crawford and Errol Spence.
Thurman did not stay active enough to get the fighting he wanted against the big names. So he must be satisfied with the fight against Vergil Ortiz Jr., which is a nightmare match for him on paper. It would be a cruel difficult battle for even the Prime 2016 version of Thurman, but now with him 37 in November, this is an almost impossible question.
Once’s injury is left
The actual test is that the old ‘one -time Thurman would get it through the training camp without getting an injury, causing the fight to be canceled. We saw this last year when Keith sustained a bicep injury and had to pull out of his fight against Tim Tszyu.
With just two fights in six years, it asks the impossible for Thurman’s brittle body to make it through a grueling training camp without contracting some kind of combat positions or canceling injuries. If you are a golden boy, it would be a good idea to have a good backup fighter who can walk in if the injury error Thurman bites and he pulls out.
“Attention! I hear Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Keith Thurman and Arnold Barboza Jr. vs. Frank Martin is scheduled for October. It will be a GBP against PBC event,” Juliusjulianist said X.
Last updated on 08/03/2025
