Sebastian Fundora says he is excited to face Terrence Crawford next if he wins his bout against WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tzu on March 30th at Prime PPV in Las Vegas. Ta.
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Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) was called up to replace the injured Keith Thurman and will face undefeated Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) for the WBO title and world championship in the main event. Become. Vacant WBC 154 pound belt.
Crawford used his WBO “super champion” status as welterweight champion to earn himself a must-have status for Tszyu. Crawford is probably the guy they want because of the Australian PPV and the money they can get from fighting in that country's big stadiums.
It's unclear what the real reason Crawford is for wanting to fight the winner of the Tszyu vs. Fundora fight, other than money, of course. Crawford would like to fight Canelo Alvarez, but he can't do that fighting at 154.
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“Of course he's the No. 1 boxer in the world right now. If I could beat him, what would happen to me?” Sebastian Fandora told FightHype about Terrence Crawford. “Hey, if the money is okay, why not?”
If Fandora defeats Tszyu, he will face a bigger challenge than Crawford. Moving up to his weight at 168 will give him tough challenges against Canelo, David Benavidez and David Morrell. He’s a tougher fight than Crawford.
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“Now it's the main event. It's a really big deal. I'm fighting Tim Tzu. There are two belts on the line, the WBC and the WBO. I'm very, very excited,” Fandora said. Ta.
There's no word on whether Fundora was required to agree to a rematch clause for the Tszyu fight, but it wouldn't be a shock if there was one. It's unclear whether that will get in the way of Fundora taking on Crawford next.
“I know the mistakes I made. I fixed it and now we're getting what we deserve, a title fight,” said Fandora, who lost by knockout to Brian Mendoza last April. talked about. “Before that, we deserved a title fight, but now we have two belts.
“I'm not happy that Keith Thurman got injured, but it's a blessing for me to get through his issues. I'll take advantage of it, and I definitely will. I'm using my head more now, so Ready to become world champion.
“Mendoza's style was not an issue for me. I made a mistake and I paid the price for it. Styles, I understand that. Again, I'm using my head, And in this fight it will be sharp.
“He's a good pressure fighter and a good puncher. So you have to be careful with that, but he can hit anyone in 10 ounces,” Fandora said.
