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 Necessary Championship Contest,” the Group posted in an official letter on Wednesday. “If an accord is just not reached throughout the timeframe said herein, a handbag bid can be ordered per the WBO Rules of World Championship Contests.” In brief – a quite vital title combat has now been formally ordered by the WBO.
Fundura gained his title belt the exhausting means, by grinding out a victory over the extraordinarily proficient, however brutally lower, Tim Tszyu final March. Extraordinarily tall for his measurement, Fundura is named “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 greatest fighter of his era, 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, seeking to change into a junior middleweight world titlist (he at present 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 Though he’s now 36 years outdated, Crawford has confirmed to be every thing the world has mentioned he’s with a document of 41-0.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 is just not 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 just a few 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 could be one thing followers will quickly discover themselves wanting ahead to.
