Keith Thurman returns to the ring against Brock Jarvis on March 12, live from The Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. The pair square off in a scheduled 10-round bout at super welterweight. The WBA International title is on the line.
Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) makes his first ring appearance since defeating Mario Barrios by unanimous decision in February 2022. The 36-year-old former two-time champion from Clearwater, Florida, looks to go through Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs) and eyes a fight against Tim Tszyu (24-2, 17 KOs).
Australia’s 27-year-old Jarvis aims for his third straight victory since suffering his first career defeat by knockout in the first round against Liam Paro in October 2022.
In the 10-round co-feature, Australia’s Michael Zerafa (32-5, 20 KOs) and Germany-based Besir Ay (19-1, 9 KOs) battle it out for the WBO Intercontinental belt at middleweight. Another 10-round contest at middleweight pits Mexican-born Australia-based Mateo Tapia (17-0-1, 10 KOs) against Australia-based Sergey Vorobev (20-2-2, 14 KOs) for the IBF Intercontinental strap.
Among other Thurman vs Jarvis undercard bouts, New Zealand’s Tonga Tongotongo (9-0, 9 KOs) and Kirra Ruston (4-0, 4 KOs) of Australia clash in a 10-round matchup with the Australian light heavyweight title at stake. Plus, Sonny Knight (4-0, 3 KOs) and Jordan Martin (4-2, 4 KOs) go head-to-head in a four-round all-Australian bout at super welterweight.
Keith Thurman vs Brock Jarvis results
Get Keith Thurman vs Brock Jarvis full fight card results below.
Main card
- Keith Thurman def. Brock Jarvis by TKO (R3) | Watch video
- Michael Zerafa def. Besir Ay by TKO (R7)
- Mateo Tapia def. Sergey Vorobev by TKO (R5)
- Kirra Ruston def. Tonga Tongotongo by RTD (R6)
- Jordan Martin def. Sonny Knight by unanimous decision (39-37, 39-37, 39-37)
Prelims
- Charlie Kazzi def. Nort Beauchamp by TKO (R1)
- Jason Fawcett def. Kohei Hatanaka by TKO (R2)
- Jacob Clenshaw def. Kavana Vaotu’ua by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
- Linn Sandstrom def. Yoselin Fernandez by unanimous decision (98-83, 99-91, 100-90)
- Nadia Flalhi def. Angel Rushton by unanimous decision (58-56, 58-56, 59-55)