Thurman won a split decision, getting scores of 116-112 and 115-113. "I knew with a wide spread it had to go to me when I heard," Thurman said about the decision. Garcia landed the occasional bomb, particularly one shot to the body that had Thurman grimacing at the end of the 10th. Thurman won a terrific bout with Shawn Porter at Barclays last June. "We knew we had the fight won," trainer Dan Birmingham said.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 05, 2017 04:07 UTC