Boxing: Shawn Porter to Stream Live 12-Round Exhibition on March 12

When his mega-fight with Keith Thurman fell through a few weeks ago when “One Time” got hurt in an automobile accident, Shawn Porter didn’t want to sit around and collect dust. In an effort to stay busy with the WBA welterweight titlist recovers, “Showtime” Porter has decided to give boxing fans a treat in the meantime.

On Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, Porter will stream a live 12-round exhibition match against Lanardo Tyner (30-10-2, 19 KOs) at his gym in Las Vegas, Porter Hy-Performance Center. After the bout, Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) will host a 30-minute Facebook live video and Q&A session with his fans.

“When I found out about March 12 not happening because of what happened to Keith, I tried to move forward to fight someone else,” said Porter. “But given the level of that fight with Keith, there wasn't anything for me really. So my dad and I decided to do this exhibition. I'm not getting paid. This is 100 percent for anybody out there who loves to see me compete and perform. Lanardo Tyner is a veteran who has fought almost everybody and he'll provide good excitement. We won't be going through the motions. This is real.”

“We're doing the exhibition because Shawn was so focused on fighting Keith Thurman that we wanted to keep him focused until we can determine when they'll be boxing again,” added Ken Porter, Shawn's father and trainer. “We were getting off a plane in Big Bear for training camp when we heard that Keith had been injured and couldn't fight on March 12. We continued to spar and train. We figured the only way we could keep that focus was to have someone push Shawn for 12 rounds or however long it last.”

In addition to Porter's exhibition, amateur middleweight Brandyn Lynch, nephew of legendary comedian Eddie Murphy, will face fellow amateur Joey Alday in a four-round bout.

The live exhibition and the post-match Q&A session will be available on Premier Boxing Champions’ official Facebook page.