Thurman-Garcia Draws Barclays Center Boxing Attendance Record

Keith Thurman earned a split-decision victory against Danny Garcia in last night's Premier Boxing Champions card before a Barclays Center "boxing attendance record" crowd of 16,533. The bout, which saw Thurman "unify welterweight titles," was as "good as it gets in boxing." Thurman and Garcia "produced an entertaining fight that was often tactical but had enough exciting exchanges to keep everyone on the edges of their seats" (ESPN.com, 3/5). However, this was "supposed to be Thurman's moment, and honestly, it was an opportunity missed." A Barclays Center boxing-record crowd and a nationally televised audience on CBS "were all things Thurman craved" (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 3/5). The crowd "booed during the second half of the bout and after Thurman's split decision was announced" (BOSTON HERALD, 3/5). The fight was "more of a clunker than a classic" (N.Y. POST, 3/5).