Boxing: Sebastian Fundora looms as the likely replacement to face Tim Tszyu, following the shock pull out of Keith Thurman
Oh yeah, the bloke is also an awkward, all action southpaw.– you have to forget everything you know, or think you know, about boxing mathematics.Which is why, on the quiet, Fundora has long been an opponent Team Tszyu have been warned to avoid.
Only hours after American superstar Keith Thurman officially withdrew from his hyped Tszyu headliner with injury, the undefeated Sydneysider is now being told he will fight for not one, but two super welterweight titles in T Mobile Arena on Sunday, March 31. Despite the change coming less than a fortnight out from what has been dubbed his Tszyusa takeover, 26-year-old Fundora is already well prepared given he was set to fight for WBC gold on the same card,against Serhii Bohachuk.So in terms of changes, there is little for Inferno to make.Sure, the Towering Inferno is coming off a brutal knockout loss last start to Brian Mendoza.
So dominant had Inferno been during his rise through the rankings, there were those in boxing circles who suggested he was one for The Soul Taker to avoid.Which is how it is proving again in Las Vegas. The winner of that bout would then be scheduled to face whoever gets crowned champion in the main event.
Yet standing now in his way is Fundora, a fella who is undoubtedly a fighter, and from a family of fighters, in every sense.