By: Sean Crose
The World Boxing Group has decreed that junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora sq. off in opposition to dwelling 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 just isn’t reached throughout the timeframe acknowledged herein, a handbag bid might be ordered per the WBO Laws of World Championship Contests.” Briefly – a reasonably vital title combat has now been formally ordered by the WBO.
Fundura gained his title belt the onerous approach, by grinding out a victory over the extraordinarily proficient, however brutally minimize, Tim Tszyu final March. Extraordinarily tall for his measurement, Fundura is called “The Towering Inferno,” as he stands at almost six and a half toes in peak. The Florida based mostly 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 season when he utterly dominated a clearly outgunned Errol Spence. Now, trying to grow to be a junior middleweight world titlist (he presently 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 Though he’s now 36 years outdated, Crawford has confirmed to be every thing the world has stated he’s with a document of 41-0.
Nonetheless, a bout with Fundura would clearly be an attention-grabbing affair. Nobody will argue that Fundura just isn’t 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, as a rule throughout the distance. Seeing Crawford’s genius at work in opposition to the confirmed coronary heart of the taller, youthful Fundura might be one thing followers will quickly discover themselves wanting ahead to.
