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00:00And what a moment it is for this 27-year-old Sydney sider.
00:15Yesterday he weighed in a remarkable 17.5 kilos, more than back when he made his professional
00:24debut.
00:25Now the best we've seen in recent times with all the skills, but he's 36 years of age
00:31and he's fought just once in the past five and a half years.
00:35So, as he smiles and enjoys his moment, the question plenty are asking is what version
00:44do we see tonight?
00:48Alright gentlemen, you got your instructions in the dressing sheds.
00:53Remember, obey my instructions at all times, protect yourselves at all times.
00:58Touch them up.
01:00So Thurman silent while Jarvis talks.
01:03It is the former champion and the emerging prospect.
01:07It is time for a true crossroads fight.
01:10This is Keith Thurman and Brock Jarvis.
01:15And they take to center ring.
01:17Ben's aiming at commentary alongside Tim Tzu and Sean Porter.
01:22Thurman, fast hands.
01:25Great reactions and he counters well.
01:27That is a big right hand from Keith Thurman and Jarvis wears it well.
01:32Jarvis is shook up and Keith is letting him live.
01:36You can see the way that Brock is backing up.
01:39He's not sure what Keith is going to do.
01:41He counters nicely there to Jarvis.
01:44Now he tries to work to the body and he digs right into Jarvis.
01:49Thurman tries to cover up uppercuts and body shots.
01:53Beautiful counter right there.
01:55He's worn a shot from Thurman and now he's working hard.
02:01And he goes hard to the body too.
02:03Thurman comes back and this one's caught fire.
02:07It's a fight.
02:08It's good body work both ways.
02:11The ability to do.
02:12And he goes with the right hands.
02:14Nice straight knee right hand from Brock.
02:18He'll take a mountain of confidence out of what just happened with Jarvis.
02:23He was able to do what he does.
02:25Get in close, throw hard to the body.
02:28Keith, his reaction to when Brock comes down.
02:33Amazing uppercut from Keith.
02:35That is athletic uppercutting from Thurman.
02:40One, two, and three, but Jarvis covers up.
02:46From Keith Thurman.
02:48Tim, what does Brock need to do here?
02:50He's got to get comfortable.
02:52He's got to get comfortable and once he gets comfortable he can shut the distance.
02:56But he's just got to be wary of the movement of Thurman and catch him off guard.
03:02Misses over the top.
03:04There's Jarvis and then Thurman comes back with that right hand.
03:08Oh, that's a big right hand over the top from Thurman.
03:10But Jarvis stands right up to it.
03:13Body shot too from Thurman.
03:15And another. Jarvis misses over the top with the left hand.
03:19He had big moments in round number one, but Thurman comes towards him there.
03:25The heads just missed each other as they threw shots.
03:29It looks to me like Keith has got it figured out.
03:32He's trying to get low underneath Brock's punches.
03:34He's going to be offensively aggressive, but then stay low at bay.
03:39It will stabilize the kid.
03:41Body shot from Jarvis.
03:43Turns that left hand around.
03:45Body shot's a beautiful punch from Thurman.
03:49Oh, big right hand from Thurman.
03:53Here he goes.
03:55Keith Thurman has Brock Jarvis hurt.
03:59Down.
04:01And he's out.
04:04What a moment from the former champion.
04:09Jarvis digs deep, gets to his feet, but Thurman is poised.
04:16And here he comes.
04:19Oh, it's like he never left.
04:22It's Thurman the Great.
04:29And he celebrates in style in Sydney.
04:341,131 days away.
04:38But he's back with a bang.
04:41A brutal statement performance from the American.
04:47Well, as you take us through what you're seeing here,
04:50we know one thing for sure, he's still got it.
04:53He just landed that one shot, and it was basically a punching bag.
04:57Overhands, overhands, and then that's it.
05:00Finished off with a nice uppercut.
05:03He got up to Jarvis, but he was sent down.
05:08It's a nice overhand right.
05:10I think that's really what started it all off.
05:13But the uppercut right here, boom, this one.
05:16Oh, my goodness.
05:18Oh, my goodness.
05:22There it is.
05:23Such accuracy.
05:25It don't get no better than that right there.
05:29If there were any question marks about those skills,
05:36as Keith Thurman high-fives Sean Porter at ringside,
05:41those question marks have been deleted.
05:45And the ref stepping in and doing the right thing.
05:48He was already on his way.
05:50He could see that this is a lion and a gazelle at this point.
05:54It took one punch to land, but the ref was already on his way.
05:59It's a good refereeing right there.
06:01Time to put this one into the record books officially.
06:04The end comes at 2 minutes and 19 seconds of round number three.
06:08Your referee, Will Surlos, calls a stop to this contest.
06:11We have a TKO victory in favor of your man in the blue corner,
06:17the returning two-time former welterweight champion of the world,
06:24Keith One Time Thurman.
06:36Well, congratulations, Keith Thurman.
06:38That's a long time to be away from the ring,
06:40but does it feel like you never left?
06:42That's what I've been telling everybody, man.
06:44I've had a lot of fights, a lot of contracts,
06:46a lot of camps that just kept falling out for whatever reason,
06:49pushbacks, politics, man.
06:51But my love for the sport is still here,
06:53and that's why I did what I did today, baby,
06:55to prove to the world that Keith One Time Thurman is back in action.
06:58Anybody can get it, baby.
07:00Let's go.
07:01Tell us about that opening round because Brock came out hard
07:04after taking that shot.
07:06He went to your body.
07:07You knew you were in a fight there, did you?
07:09I knew that's what Brock was all about, man.
07:11I wanted him to be able to showcase his skills and his talent.
07:14And from the face-off, he's still holding on to some of that animosity.
07:17You know, I just wanted to get in the ring,
07:19box hard, box smart.
07:21And after I saw all that anger still in him,
07:23I figured, hey, let this boy use it up in the first round,
07:26see how hard he trained,
07:28and see if I can't break him down as the fight continues.
07:31It's just the opening round.
07:32Take us through the finish of this fight
07:34because it looked like the Keith Thurman of old.
07:37There was accuracy, intent, there was power.
07:39It must have felt good.
07:41It did.
07:42What set it all up was a small little left hook to the body.
07:45I saw him do that.
07:46I saw him do that wince, and I said,
07:48okay, let's just put the pressure on, see what happens.
07:50And the first knockdown happened.
07:52He stood up.
07:53He showed some grit.
07:54And, you know, that was me putting the pressure on him
07:56after I saw the weakness in him.
07:58And then, you know, my signature left uppercut is what got him down.
08:01Boom, right there, that left uppercut.
08:03So, you know, I was really impressed that, you know, he got up.
08:06But I knew he was in a very weakened state.
08:09This pressure that he's getting put on from a two-time former world champion,
08:12he most likely was going to crumble like a domino.
08:15And so I just went hard, and that's what happened.
08:17What's it been like for you out here in Australia for the first time,
08:20fighting in front of this crowd and enjoying clearly this experience?
08:25What can I say, man?
08:26Thank you to No Limit Boxing Promotions.
08:28You guys put on a really world-class show out here in Sydney.
08:33You know, what a beautiful Sydney,
08:35a beautiful city that Sydney is with all the beautiful people,
08:38the diversity.
08:39I would love to come back again.
08:41Thank you to all my fans out here in Sydney.
08:43I love you.
08:44I love you.
08:45Thank you, man.
08:47I just want to dedicate this victory to my 2-year-old daughter, Zella.
08:51Shout-out to my wife, who is my rock, and my other baby girl, Ananda.
08:55Daddy did it, baby.
08:57Daddy knocked him down, and now Daddy's coming home.
08:59God bless everyone.
09:02Keith, you just mentioned you'd like to come back.
09:04Well, Tim Zou has an appointment on April the 6th with Joey Spencer.
09:08We know that.
09:09But if that all goes well for him, are you coming back for Tim Zou?
09:13Yeah, I just raised the bar on you, Zou.
09:15This is three years of inactivity.
09:17You see what I do.
09:18You want to come back, baby.
09:19You got to come back hard, baby.
09:21Represent Australia.
09:22Show them what you got.
09:24American fighter.
09:25It ain't me, but we got another American fighter coming for you, boy.
09:27And you best believe that American fighters don't just lie down for anyone, man.
09:31Best of luck to Tim Zou.
09:33I'm looking forward to fighting anybody in the world of boxing.
09:35If that contract manifests, you know what Keith Thurman do.
09:38Send the contract.
09:39I sign it.
09:40I'll be happy to make the fight happen.
09:42Congratulations.
09:43That is Keith, one-time Thurman, who is back.