WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) outpointed WBC titleholder Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) by a 12 round split decision in a unification bout on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Thurman won the clash of two undefeated, prime, 28-year-old champions by scores of 116-112, 115-113, while the third judge had it 115-113 for Garcia.
Both fighters had their moments but Thurman got the better of fellow American Garcia in most of the rounds, connecting with jabs and…