Unified WBC and WBO tremendous welterweight champion Sebastian Fundora has a substitute after seeing a struggle with Errol Spence Jr. collapse.
Fundora wished to make the primary protection of his titles in opposition to Spence however was stopped by the WBO when deep in negotiations. The WBO wouldn’t sanction Spence, who was coming off a protracted layoff and defeat to Terence Crawford.
‘The Towering Inferno’ will get a brand new foe in Chordale Booker. Fundora headlines a PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video occasion from Michelob Enviornment on the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Fundora vs Booker is scheduled to happen on March 22.
PBC figurehead Tom Brown is anticipating a mix of kinds subsequent month.
“Sebastian Fundora sits atop the stacked tremendous welterweight division and can little doubt be trying to placed on a present when he defends his world titles in opposition to the harmful highly-rated contender Chordale Booker topping this nice occasion on Prime Video on March 22,” stated Brown, President of TGB Promotions.
“This can be a super type matchup between the forward-charging assault of Fundora and the slick counterpunching of Booker and can make for excellent back-and-forth.”
Fundora’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, believes a knockout end is on the playing cards.
“Sebastian ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora might be higher than ever in his first struggle as a defending unified world champion,” stated Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing. “The entire Fundora household works so arduous to be the place they’re and deserve success.
“Chordale Booker is an effective fighter with actual abilities, however he gained’t have the ability to take Sebastian’s energy.”
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Within the co-main occasion, rising Mexican star Jesus Ramos Jr. will battle all-action contender Kevin Salgado in a 10-round all-Mexican tremendous welterweight showdown, plus thrilling rising middleweight contender Elijah Garcia duels veteran contender and U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha within the 10-round opening bout.
Brown added, “Mixed with a surefire motion struggle between Jesus Ramos Jr. and Kevin Salgado and a toss-up struggle between Elijah Garcia and Terrell Gausha, every little thing is in place for one more memorable struggle night time in Las Vegas.”
The occasion will start at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, with the motion streaming solely on Prime Video for all Prime members in the US and choose nations. Be part of immediately or begin a free 30-day trial to catch the championship card. Identified for delivering memorable toe-to-toe motion each time he steps into the ring, Fundora will compete as a world champion for the primary time as he takes on the gifted WBO No. 5-ranked contender Booker on this high-stakes conflict with a number of titles on the road.
Tickets for the dwell occasion, promoted by TGB Promotions, Sampson Boxing, and Mayweather Promotions, will go on sale on Thursday, February 13, at 10 a.m. PT on AXS.com.
Pre-sale tickets can be found on AXS.com immediately from 10 a.m. PT till 10 p.m. PT with the code PBC.
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