WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tzu will give it his all when he takes on the 6-foot-5 Sebastian Fundora on March 30th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Prime Video PPV.
Size Matters: Tszyu Dwarfed by Fundora
Tszyu and the towering 6-foot-5 Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) faced off at today's media training. The height difference between Fundora and the 5-foot-9-inch Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) was staggering.
Tszyu looked much smaller than Fundora, and one wonders how he will cope with the height and massive 10-inch reach that “Towering Inferno” will enjoy in this contest.
Fandora was brought in to replace Keith Thurman, who was sidelined with a bicep injury, so PBC is scrambling to find a replacement.
Mendoza's misleading advice
“He said he's tall and awkward and uses his height in different ways, but his punches don't hurt. I think we'll have to see at night,” Tim Tze said. spoke to Premier Boxing Champions about what Brian Mendoza said about his March 30th opponent, Sebastian Fundora.
Tszyu should ignore what Mendoza said about Fundora's punches not hurting and instead look at Eriksson Rubin's hurt face confused with the Towering Inferno in April 2022. Fundora's work rate is high and his punches don't hurt. Accumulated damage.
“It’s an honor to continue doing this, even if someone [Keith Thurman] Even when we get pulled out, the ball keeps rolling and we keep doing things. We are starting to make history on Amazon. Don’t blink about this,” Tszyu said.
“I got a call on Sunday. It was big news. We're not fighting for just one title. Now it's the WBC and WBO,” Fandora said. “God works in mysterious ways, and I'm not going to resist it.
“Just do what you have to do. If you worry about what you're going to do and stick to your plan, you'll be successful. Of course I lost against Mendoza, but up until then it was a pretty easy fight. I feel that it was.
“I'm going to do what I have to do and worry about what Sebastián Fundora can do, not about anyone else. I'm very excited. We will fight in the Amazon And when they announced, it was a big deal because it's a new platform, a new era. Now everything is digital.
“It's not TV anymore. It's streaming now. You might as well be fighting on YouTube right now. It's the future. The fact that we can fight on the first card of a PPV main event, that's the real deal,” said a fan. Dora said.
