FOLLOWING sizzling on the heels of final week’s postponement of Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall II, studies recommend that one other intriguing battle has sadly fallen by the wayside immediately (March 18).
The March 30 welterweight battle between Tim Tszyu and Keith Thurman, which was to function PBC’s inaugural pay-per-view providing on Amazon Prime, is off attributable to an harm suffered by Thurman in coaching. The harm, supposedly an harm to his biceps, has compelled Thurman to withdraw from the battle and leaves Tszyu now trying to find a alternative opponent.
That opponent, in response to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, may very properly be Sebastian Fundora, who was set to battle on the occasion’s undercard towards Serhii Bohachuk in a vacant WBC title battle. As an alternative, due to Thurman’s harm there may be now each likelihood Fundora will step in to interchange “One Time” and battle Tszyu for the Australian’s WBO model of the super-lightweight crown.
If that proves to be the case, credit score should go to each Fundora for taking the chance at brief discover (when coming off his first loss) and Tszyu for agreeing to the change when the distinction in kinds between Thurman and Fundora is so stark and dramatic. In spite of everything, to go from getting ready for an inactive and maybe over-the-hill former champion who stands at 5 foot 9 and fights within the orthodox stance to now getting ready for a six foot 5 southpaw nonetheless very a lot on the rise represents fairly the handbrake flip. Fairly the danger, too.
Keith Thurman is out (Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions)
