Via Dan Ambrose: Sebastian ‘Towering Inferno’ Fundora now wants unified 154-lb champion Jermell Charlo next after beating Erickson ‘The Hammer’ Lubin by ninth minute of stoppage time last Saturday night to claim the WBC middleweight title. temporary children at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Fundora is pushing for Charlo to beat Brian Castano next month on May 14 to claim their undisputed 154lb championship in Carson, California.
A war between Fundora and Charlo would be huge in the US, potentially much bigger than a Castano-Fundora clash.
Fundora (19-0-1, 13 KOs) is the new star of this weekend’s game, taking the spotlight away from the popular social media icon Ryan Garcia with his exciting knock-out pull-out win over #1 WBC Lubin.
If Fundora can beat Charlo vs. Castano wins this year to be the undisputed champion at 154, he has the potential to be a huge star. It would be a major blow to Jermell’s career if he lost to Fundora, but it could happen unless Tim Tszyu makes the first move.
Fundora beat Lubin in the second round but was then knocked out in the seventh round after being nailed by the 26-year-old with several stiff left hands.
Earlier in the round, Lubin’s face began to swell from the many shots Fundora had hit him. Although Lubin finished the seventh round powerfully with a knockdown, the damage was done to his face.
In the eighth round, Fundora returns and continues
Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) still needs to beat WBO champion Brian Castano in a rematch on May 14 for Fundora to have a chance against him.
Jermell is in the sights of Fundora
“Charlo currently has three belts. For him to win this, it hasn’t come easy, but it is something that will happen, and if we can do it and take it all back from him, that would be fantastic,” said Sebastian Fundora. speak. Fighthype about liking to face Jermell Charlo for all four titles in his next game.
“I feel like we get the job done with him too,” said Fundora when asked how he got along with Jermell. “He is another fighter who loves to hit and believes in his strength. Just like him, we also believe in our strength, but I just think we are stronger,” said Fundora.
In some ways, Charlo might be an easier fight for Fundora than Lubin. Jermell can be outboxed, and he struggles with boxers who throw a lot of punches.
We saw what Castano did to Charlo last year using high volume punch output to dominate him in front of his own fans in Texas.
“Damn, that’s right, I trust my chin. Yeah, you don’t want to get hit as much as possible because you want to win the fight, obviously,” Fundora said when asked what it was like to be dropped by Lubin in the seventh round.
“I used my knees to pull myself together. I came back and got the job done,” said Sebastian. “It was arguably the hardest battle of my career. He brought me to my knees and made me think for a bit.
Fundora knows he will stop Lubin
“It was a great fight, and we gave it to both of us, Lubin and I, we gave the fight we wanted for everyone,” Fundora said. “It was a hell.
“Yes, yes, yes, if this [swollen right eye] not here, I’ll go a million laps,” Fundora said when asked if he could go ten more rounds with Erickson.
“My condition is fine, but it has been an uphill battle. We can rest a bit. I was a little nervous,” Sebastian said of getting hurt by Erickson in the seventh round. “My condition is 100%. I am ready for anything.
“I think when I dropped him in the second round with an upper cut, I know top lane will land again, again, again. The ring where I take the knee [round seven], I feel we’re dominating pretty well until that knee. Then in the next round [8th]we’re back, and it’s like a train that never stops.
“Of course,” Fundora said when asked if he wants Jermell Charlo to win the next IBF/WBA/WBC 154-lb title. “If we can win all the belts at once, why not? I want the next champion. This [interim WBC 154-lb strap] Fundora said.
Ellerbe: Fundora will be hard to beat
“What follows is something to really hope forbut if not, we’re going to play anyone at 154. We’re doing well,” Fundora said of his plans for his next match.
“Yes, I knew he was going to get caught again,” Fundora said when asked if he felt he was going to win in the ninth round as Lubin started restless and no longer punching.
“Either he will be caught again, or the corner will stop it because I took a step back, and I saw his face. His face was a bit swollen already. I said, ‘There’s no way he can see out of my eyes.’ So my prediction came true.
“You know how he said he won six games in a row? I know he’s been thinking about how people make fun of his chin and all that. He was a tough fighter, and he worked for it. I just know I hit really hard too.
“I don’t think this fight is going to go this far, and we got the job done. When I dropped him [in round two], it was at the end of the inning. Literally, when they finished counting, the round was over.
“I’m like, ‘That’s fine.’ He was back in the third inning, and I know he had a minute’s rest. It was good. I know he will be fine,” Fundora said of Lubin.
“It was a great fight and a great tackle from Kevin Cunningham. That’s why he’s one of the best coaches in the world,” Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe told Fighthype in reaction to Sebastian Fundora’s win over Erickson Lubin.
“Fundora, he’s a volume puncher, and he’s a sharp puncher. Again, he is an excellent fighter, and he will be hard to beat. Must participate in those wars [against Jermell Charlo & Brian Castano], and he will have a chance. It’s great for boxing fans,” Ellerbe said.
