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WBC and WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs) placing within the closing work forward of his title defenses in opposition to Chordale Booker (23-1, 11 KOs) in 14 days on March twenty second on PBC on Prime Video on the Michelob Extremely Enviornment in Las Vegas. Fundora, 27, appeared good in a coaching clip preparing for his upcoming bout.
Booker, 33, isn’t the opponent that boxing followers wished to see the 6’5 1/2″ Fundora defend in opposition to subsequent, however he’s a mixture of points that has compelled him to take this man.
Sebastian suffered a damaged nostril in his 12-round break up determination over Tim Tszyu on March thirtieth final 12 months, which took time to heal. Then Fundora was imagined to defend in opposition to former unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., however the struggle fell aside, leaving him empty-handed.
Now, #5 WBO and #14 WBC Booker will get the shot in spite of everything the issues. Booker has received his final six fights in opposition to lower-level opposition since being knocked out within the first spherical by Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams on April 30, 2022. That’s the one notable opponent on Chordale’s nine-year resume, making it robust to know whether or not he’s any good.
It’s not possible to see if Booker has improved as a result of his final six opponents have been obscure. All we are able to say is that he’s bounced again properly from his blowout loss to Ammo, and the WBC and WBO thought extremely sufficient of him to present him a top-tier rating with their organizations.
On the undercard of Fundora-Booker is tremendous middleweight Elijah Garcia (16-1, 13 KOs) taking over veteran Terrell Gausha (24-4-1, 12 KOs) in a 10-round struggle. The extremely rated prospect Garcia, 21, was upset by Kyrone Davis in his final struggle, shedding a 10-round break up determination on June fifteenth final 12 months.
“Things change all the time. Opponents fall through. Events fall through. With Booker, we’ve been training hard to have our first defense of our unified titles,” stated Sebastian Fundora. “I will do what I always do. We’re all professional boxers trying to achieve world championship status. I’m here now. There were a couple obstacles along the way, but I’ll continue to do what I do and train hard to do well. I’m excited for whoever we fight next.”
