Keith “One Time” Thurman: I love giving fans the knockout that they come to see”

Photo Credit: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME

“I can box, I can punch, and a lot of times, sometimes I’ll have a game plan on do I want to be on the inside or the outside before I even step in the ring. So far, I’m just ready for this fight. I’m ready to plant my feet, I’m ready to throw the big punches. My nickname being One Time, I’m always looking for that one shot. I love ending fights early, I love going home early, and giving fans the knockout that they came to see. So I’m going to bring my best, I’m going to box sharp, I’m going to stay sharp, but I’m also going to be looking for those big punches.”

Keith “One Time” Thurman

In the 12-round co-featured attraction of a December 14th show to be televised by Showtime Sports and headlined by a bout between WBA werlterweight champion Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana, Keith Thurman will defend his interim WBA Welterweight World Championship against Jesus Soto Karass.

On the same telecast Leo Santa Cruz will put his WBC Super Bantamweight World title on the line against Cesar Seda in a 12-round bout and Beibut Shumenov faces Tamas Kovacs in a 12-round clash for Shumenov’s WBA Super & IBA Light Heavyweight World titles. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).