Biography
American boxer Kit Turman is the younger, in recent years settled on the leading positions of the world ranking, in July 2019 lost the battle of the 40-year-old Filipino Professional to Manny Pakiao and lost the title of World WBA Championship. Nevertheless, now it remains one of the best representatives of the welders of the weight category and is included in the top-outstanding fighters of Pound-For-Pound according to the Association of American journalists and the television channel Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.Childhood and youth
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Keith Fietzhald Turman - Jrhered on November 23, 1988 in the family of the Family of Eastern Martial Arts Whale Tourman - the older and his wife Debra Torsen, who shortly before the birth of the Son moved to Sunny Florida and settled in the agglomeration town of Tampa-Clearwater-Saint-Petersberg.
Since childhood, the boy was fond of professional fights and, together with his father, revised dozens of films with the participation of Jackie Chan, Stephen Sigala and Bruce Lee. And when there was a divorce between his parents, he stayed with his mother, but continued to love sports.
In school, Kit with Debra visited boxing fights and once fell on an indicative battle with the participation of the local celebrity Ben Ghetty. After that, the teenager impatiently seen began to attend the next gym.
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By the lucky accident, the recent idol turned out to be his mentor, and the Turman began to lead a full-fledged sports life. The champion still recalls his first fight, which took place in 1997 in the city of Voshul, during which he scared his opponent, and the meeting was stopped by the unanimous decision of the judges.
Since 2003, the Turman constantly participated in boxing tournaments among lovers and won six national championships, including National Pal Championships, and on the selection of the United States of America's prevailing team in persistent battle with Demetrius Andrade has surrended several rounds and won a silver medal.
Boxing
At the beginning of the professional career, the turman with an increase in 171 cm and weighing about 66 kg defeated worthy rivals, including Kensky Rodney, Brandon Buchenson, Carlos Penyu and Favio Medina, and then sent a NOCAU of the invincible Cuban Stalinna Lopez and for the strength of the blow got the nickname One Time.
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In 2012, Keith brutally dealt with the Boxing veteran Carlos Kintana, winning the first title WBO Nabo and WBO Inter-Continental, and after 4 months he became the best fighter of the tournament in San Antonio and a temporary champion according to WBA.
Over the next year, in the fights with the famous boxers, Hesus Soto Karass, Julio Diaz and Leonard, Tourman trickly confirmed the obtained title and in the status of the active owner of the Golden Belt entered 2015.
This time, to protect the championship, the young American was needed in front of several million viewers to win over the compatriots Louis Collezo and Robert Germero and call the best Boxer WBC.
The whale of China with Seun Porter was extremely tense, and for 12 rounds the initiative passed from one hand to others. As a result, the judges preferred attacks from far distance, and the turman, which received $ 1.4 million fee, retained a title with a 2 points in 2 points.
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In early 2017, it was announced that China would fight for the title of Super Championship in the backplane, where his rival will be Danny Garcia, and he adequately spoke to the numerous public of the New York Barclays Center, having received the World Boxing Association and the status of a new WORLD BOXING COUNCIL .
True, because of the injuries that caused a long lack of in the ring, China had to abandon the WBC belt, but after restoring, training and fighting with Hosecyt Lopez, he faded the title of WBA.
Personal life
Despite the attention of journalists, in an interview with Keith does not talk about personal life, but in 2017 it appeared in his instagram photo from the wedding with a girl from Nepal. Later it became known that the wife of the boxer was pleased with Tapa. There are no children from the pair yet.
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On July 20, 2019, the MGM Grand Garden Arena took place between the owner of the superpoyeas tourman and Manny Pacquiao, the former regular WBA champion.
In this fight, which caused the unprecedented attention of the audience, Keith caused more than 100 powerful and accurate blows, but suffered the first defeat in the biography and, by giving way to the title, announced the hope of the match-revenge.
Achievements and awards
- 2012 - WBO NaBo champion in the first middleweight weight
- 2013 - WBO Inter-Continental champion in welterweight weight
- 2013 - 2014 - Temporary WBA WBA WEIGHT
- 2015-2019 - WBA champion in welterweight
- 2017-2019 - World WBA Super and WBC World Champion