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Sebastian Fundora will lastly be making his first protection of his WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles after a 12-month layoff, defending in opposition to challenger Chordale Booker this Saturday, March twenty second, on PBC on Prime Video on the Michelob ULTRA Enviornment at Mandalay Bay Resort and On line casino in Las Vegas.
Booker’s Problem
Booker (23-1, 11 KOs) isn’t the perfect opponent for Fundora as a result of he’s not well-known and has by no means overwhelmed anybody of observe throughout his profession. ‘The Towering Inferno,’ Fundora needed to struggle Errol Spence, however the struggle fell via. They’d have fought on March twenty ninth if the competition had occurred.
Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs) hasn’t fought since his victory over WBO 154-lb champion Tim Tszyu on March thirtieth final 12 months, and there’s no method of figuring out how the time without work will have an effect on his efficiency. That was a grueling struggle that left Fundora with a damaged nostril that took months to heal.
Saturday’s Fundora-Booker tripleheader will start at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, with the motion streaming completely on Prime Video.
If Fundora is victorious on Saturday, he has many choices at 154 for him to struggle. WBC interim 154-lb champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. and #1 WBO-ranked contender Xander Zayas have been pushing for a struggle.
You may’t rule out Errol Spence popping up once more for a potential struggle, and there’s all the time a rematch with Tim Tszyu. Terence Crawford can be the right struggle for Fundora, however that’s unlikely to occur as a result of he’s anticipated to face Canelo Alvarez at 168 in September.
Undercard fights for Saturday
Jesus Ramos Jr. vs. Guido Emmanuel Schramm – Chief help bout scheduled for 10 rounds at junior middleweight.
Elijah Garcia vs. Terrell Gausha at middleweight in a 10-rounder within the first struggle of Saturday’s broadcast on PBC on Prime Video.
“We earned this title to be called that,” stated Sebastian Fundora to Fighthype about him being the unified WBC and WBO junior middleweight champion after his victory final 12 months over Tim Tszyu. “He’s #3 or #4 [correction: #5] with the WBO? He’s up there for a reason. I’m pretty sure he’s been fighting his a** off. We’re ready for whatever Booker brings,” stated Fundora concerning the challenger, Chordale Booker.
“I am the top dog. Before we had the title, we were up there in the ranks, and no one wanted to fight us. But now that we have the title, everybody wants to face us, so it’s good,” Fundora stated. “Let’s get all these guys within the ring with us, and let’s get these fights going.
