The Buzz | Boxing: Thurman, Porter finalize welterweight title bout March 12

Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter have agreed to fight for Thurman’s WBA welterweight title on March 12, the boxers announced over the weekend.
After months of negotiations and mutual accusations of avoidance, the deal is done for one of the most attractive fights in a high-profile division long dominated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
Thurman and Porter both have designs on becoming the top new star in the 147-pound class in the wake of Mayweather’s retirement and Pacquiao’s self-described probable retirement in April.