By: Sean Crose
The World Boxing Group has decreed that junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora sq. off towards residing legend Terence Crawford for Fundora’s junior middleweight title. “Please be suggested that the events herein have thirty (30) days upon issuance of this discover to barter and attain an settlement for the above -referenced WBO Jr. Middleweight Obligatory Championship Contest,” the Group posted in an official letter on Wednesday. “If an accord is just not reached inside the timeframe acknowledged herein, a handbag bid can be ordered per the WBO Rules of World Championship Contests.” Briefly – a relatively vital title combat has now been formally ordered by the WBO.
Fundura gained his title belt the laborious manner, by grinding out a victory over the extraordinarily proficient, however brutally reduce, Tim Tszyu final March. Extraordinarily tall for his measurement, Fundura is called “The Towering Inferno,” as he stands at practically six and a half toes in peak. The Florida primarily based fighter has a document of 21-1-1, his lone loss coming on the gloved fists of Brian Mendoza by way of seventh spherical knockout in 2023. His lone draw was the results of a ten spherical affair with Jamontay Clark again in 2019 – ages in the past by boxing requirements.
Crawford, after all, wants no introduction. Maybe the only finest fighter of his technology, the Omaha native has now gained world titles in quite a few weight divisions. What’s extra, he gained the undisputed welterweight championship of the world final summer time when he fully dominated a clearly outgunned Errol Spence. Now, seeking to turn into a junior middleweight world titlist (he at the moment holds an interim title) Crawford can also be being seen as a candidate to face tremendous middleweight king – and fellow future Corridor of Famer – Canelo Alvarez. Though he’s now 36 years previous, Crawford has confirmed to be every thing the world has mentioned he’s with a document of 41-0.
Nonetheless, a bout with Fundura would clearly be an fascinating affair. Nobody will argue that Fundura is just not as expert as chess mater Crawford, however he has peak and youth in his favor, each in giant doses. Crawford is on one other degree than most fighters, although. Extraordinarily affected person, he waits a couple of rounds to see precisely how he’ll defeat his opponent – then goes proper forward and does simply that, most of the time inside the distance. Seeing Crawford’s genius at work towards the confirmed coronary heart of the taller, youthful Fundura might be one thing followers will quickly discover themselves trying ahead to.
