The World Boxing Group has ordered WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs) to face interim champ Terence Crawford subsequent. Terence (41-0, 31 KOs) holds the WBA 154-lb title and the interim WB) belt.
30-Day Negotiation Window
In the event that they select to struggle, Crawford and Fundora have 30 days to agree in a handbag bid. It’s unknown if the struggle will occur as a result of each fighters produce other concepts for who they wish to struggle.
Crawford has proven no real interest in attempting to turn into undisputed at 154, maybe because of the laborious work he would wish to place in by defeating Fundora, 26, after which the winner of the Tim Tszyu vs. Bakhram Murtazaliev.
Crawford would in all probability go on this course if he weren’t pushing for a profitable struggle towards Canelo Alvarez at tremendous middleweight. There’s more cash for Crawford to scoop up towards Canelo, and he’d solely need to struggle as soon as to get it.
If Crawford chooses to attempt to turn into undisputed at 154, there’s the likelihood he may lose to Fundora or the Tszyu-Murtazaliev winner. Both approach, it’s loads of laborious work, excessive danger, and punishment that Crawford should take to perform this activity.
Fundora’s Towering Presence
Fundora, 6’6″, is so tall, and he’s bought a ok beard to take Crawford’s photographs and dish out a beating on him. If Crawford thought he took many laborious photographs from Israil Madrimov earlier this month, simply anticipate what he must take combating Fundora.
It wouldn’t be good as a result of he throws loads of punches, and he’s not shot or weight-drained like Spence was final yr. That was Crawford’s finest profession win, and he didn’t look anyplace close to pretty much as good towards Madrimov earlier this month on August third.
Fundora was alleged to defend his WBC and WBO 154-lb titles towards Errol Spence subsequent. If that’s nonetheless his plan, he’ll vacate his WBO title if Crawford agrees to the struggle. There’s good cash Fundora could make combating Spence, and it’s probably an even bigger payday than towards Crawford except His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is curious about contributing to the purses to make this a Riyadh Season occasion.
Crawford is coming off a slender 12-round unanimous determination over WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov in his debut at 154. Terence didn’t look good in that struggle, exhibiting that he’d hit his ceiling for what he may do in transferring as much as his fourth division at 36.
