article_snippet: And Keith Thurman did it with the kind of fight that had the crowd on it feet and gave a much needed boost to boxing in the first prime-time fights on NBC in 30 years. '
article_snippet: and that's what boxing is all about.'
article_snippet: It was also the first of five scheduled Saturday prime-time bouts on NBC.
article_snippet: Boxers were introduced on a stage at one end of the arena, and there were new high definition monitors above the ring to show the action.
article_snippet: Unlike most boxing events, the fights also went off on time to accommodate television.
highlights_snippet: It was the first prime-time fight on NBC in 30 years .
  
highlights_snippet: It was also the first of five scheduled Saturday prime-time bouts on NBC .
  