LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 13: A general view of the WBC title belt is seen (Photo by Steve … [+]
Keith “One-Time” Thurman (30-1, 22 KO; 1 No Contest) is returning to the boxing ring after a three-year hiatus. The return fight is set for March 12, per Ring magazineagainst Brock Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs) in Sydney, Australia.
Thurman, 36, is scheduled to meet the media on Wednesday to announce the fight, as well as the co-main event, which will reportedly feature middleweight Michael Zerafa.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 20: Keith Thurman stands at ringside after losing a WBA welterweight title … [+]
Thurman’s last fight was in February 2022, when he scored a unanimous decision victory over current WBA champion Mario Barrios. Thurman was scheduled to fight Tim Tszyu in March 2024, but he pulled out two weeks before the event.
Tszyu defended his WBO 154-pound title against Sebastian Fundora instead, and Fundora pulled out a split decision to become world champion. Due to Thurman’s inactivity, he will need to shake off some rust, and it seems his team believes Jarvis is the right opponent for the occasion.
While Jarvis has an excellent track record, he hasn’t faced high competition. The only worthwhile name on his resume as an opponent is former IBF 140-pound champion Liam Paro, to whom Jarvis lost by first-round KO in October 2022.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 15: Liam Paro celebrates his victory against Brock Jarvis after … [+]
Jarvis has fought in an amazing six different weight classes during his four year professional career. He won his most recent middleweight fight over a master named Adrian Rodriguez in December 2024.
Despite his willingness to jump from division to division, Jarvis hasn’t been particularly active lately. Since losing to Paro in 2022, Jarvis has fought just twice.
In short, boxing fans shouldn’t expect to see the version of Thurman that had many putting him on their pound-for-pound lists in 2017. Jarvis is likely to be undersized and a sure test. to help One-Time him determine how much – if anything – he still has left in the tank.
Here’s a look at the upcoming March 2025 headliner schedule for The Ring.
Boxing Schedule 2025
Friday, January 24, 2025
Ring, IBF, WBC and WBO Junior Featherweight Championship: (c) Naoya Inoue vs. Ye Joon Kim
- Location: Ariake Arena, Tokyo, JP
- Time: 2:00 a.m. (ET)
Saturday, January 25, 2025
European title: Dalton Smith vs Walid Ouizza
- Location: Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, GB
- Time: Noon (ET)
Diego Pacheco vs. Steven Nelson
Ernesto Mercado vs. Jose Pedraza
Andy Cruz vs. Omar Salcido Gamez
- Location: The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, USA
- Time: 7:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Adam Azim vs. Sergey Lipinets
- Venue: OVO Wembley Arena, London, GB
- Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
David Benavidez vs. David Morrell
Brandon Figueroa vs. Stephen Fulton
Alejandro Ramos Jr. vs. Jeison Rosario
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs. Angel Fierro
- Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Sunday, February 2, 2025
WBO World Heavyweight Championship: Claressa Shields vs. Danielle Perkins
- Location: Dort Federal Event Center, Flint, USA
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Dereck Chisora vs. Otto Wallin
- Location: Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester, GB
- Time: 2:00 PM (ET)
Friday, February 14, 2025
WBO World Lightweight Championship: (c) Denys Berinchyk vs. Keyshawn Davis
Xander Zayas vs. Slawa Spomer
Vito Mielnicki vs. Connor Coyle
Jared Anderson vs. Marios Kollias
Abdullah Mason vs. Manuel Jaimes
- Location: The Theater at MSG, New York City, USA
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Jack Catterall vs. Arnold Barboza
- Location: Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester, GB
- Time: Noon (ET)
Oscar Duarte vs. Regis Prograis
- Honda Center, Anaheim, California, United States
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Ring, WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF lightweight championships: (c) Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
IBF Heavyweight Championship: (c) Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker
WBC Lightweight Championship (c) Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield
WBC Middleweight Championship (c) Carlos Adames vs. Hamzah Sheeraz
Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov
Joshua Buatsi v Callum Smith
Zhilei Zhang vs. Agit Kabayel
- Location: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, SA
- Time: Noon (ET)
Monday, February 24, 2025
WBC World Bantamweight Championship: (c) Junto Nakatani vs. David Cuellar Contreras
- Location: Ariake Arena, Tokyo, JP
- Time: 2:00 a.m. (ET)
Saturday, March 1, 2025
WBA World Lightweight Championship: (c) Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach Jr.
- Location: Barclays Center, New York City, USA
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Friday, March 7, 2025
- Ring Lightweight Championship: (c) Natasha Jonas vs. Lauren Price
- Location: Royal Albert Hall, London, GB
- Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, March 15, 2025
- WBA World Bantamweight Championship: (c) Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny
- Venue: M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, GB
- Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Callum Walsh v Dean Sutherland
- Location: The Theater at MSG, New York City, USA
- Time: 9:00 PM (ET)
