Thurman defeated Guerrero by unanimous decision (120-107, 118-109, 118-108) to retain his WBA welterweight title in a back-and-forth affair.
According to CompuBox statistics, Thurman connected on 211 of 598 punches (35 percent), and Guerrero landed 104 of 497 (21 percent).
“Robert Guerrero was a tremendous warrior,” Thurman said. “He’s known as ‘The Ghost’ and is a veteran, a [former] world champion. He showed it today and was a little calmer.
“I thought he was going to press more in the beginning rounds. But he’s a veteran, and he knew how to pace himself and stay a little bit out of range. This was a tremendous fight and an incredible learning experience for me, Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman.”
Guerrero gave him full credit for his victory.
“He is one of the best. He came in and stuck to his game plan. I take my hat off to him,” Guerrero said. “I’m not a hater.”
Adrien “The Problem” Broner (30-1, 22 KOs) scored a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over John Molina.
Keith Thurman purse was $1.5 million and Robert Guerrero, at $1.225 million. Adrien Broner took $1.25 million purse for his co-feature bout with John Molina, Molina took $450,000.
Premier Boxing Champion marked boxing’s return to prime-time television for the first time in 30 years. It did a 2.53 rating and 3.13 million viewers, giving NBC the night’s highest network rating on Saturday in the coveted 18-49 demographic, according to TV By the Numbers and Nielsen.