Tim Twee will also be competing for the WBO junior middleweight title against replacement Sebastian Fundora, with the vacant WBC 154-pound belt also on the line for the March 30th bout after Keith Thurman withdrew due to injury at Prime PPV. It will be defended.
Fundora's Cinderella Story
Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) is ranked No. 3 at 154 and was scheduled to fight on the undercard against Serhiy Bokhachuk at a PBC event on March 30th. With Thurman injuring his biceps, the 6-foot-5 Fundora will move to the main event to challenge for Tszyu's WBO title and also compete for the vacant WBC strap.
Fundora, nicknamed “Towering Inferno,” is aiming for his first professional title in his eighth year as a professional.
Many boxing fans gave up on Fandora after his seventh-round knockout loss to Brian Mendoza in Carson, Calif., last April.
This fight was a reality check for Fundora that he can't keep standing in front of his opponents at close range, giving up his height and just bombing them. He needs to learn how to use his height and reach to his advantage, and it will be interesting to see if he has improved his game in the 11 months he has been inactive since the loss.
That's the equivalent of the 26-year-old Fundora hitting the jackpot in boxing, picking up an unexpected title shot against Tszyu and getting paid more than he was supposed to get for the undercard fight against Bohachuk.
Fandora will be fighting for two belts at the same time, and a win would put him in a position to potentially land a big-money match against Terrence Crawford.
Rolando 'Rolly' Romero is still in contention to defend his WBA light welterweight title against Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz for the co-featured slot on the March 30 card at T-Mobile Arena. .
