Keith Thurman won a fight on Saturday night, and now he’s trying to win a sweepstakes. The Floyd Mayweather sweepstakes.
Following an eighth round TKO win over Luis Collazo in Tampa, Thurman called out Mayweather in hopes of scoring a fight with the braggadocious boxer.
“I’m a young, strong champion, Floyd. Come get it!” Thurman said after the fight. “I’m undefeated like you, baby. Come take my ‘O’ baby! Come take my ‘O’! I’m ready. I’m ready. We’ll go back to camp right now. We’ll go right back to camp!
“Outside of Floyd, there’s a lot of great champions in the welterweight division, and they know who to call. … I beat this fighter, I can beat any fighter!”
Mayweather has announced plans to fight on Sept. 12, which would be the last of his six contracted fights with CBS/Showtime. He has also said many times that he will retire after his Showtime contract ends. As a result, multiple contenders are vying for the shot at him and the accompanying multi-million dollar payday. Amir Khan is another fighter who has been angling for a fight with Floyd for a long while, so Thurman might have to wait in line, especially considering how inexperienced he is and how much he is lacking in the way of a following and name recognition.
Photo: Twitter/Keith Thurman
