Sebastian Fundora

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Sebastian Fundora
Born
Sebastian Alexander Fundora

(1997-12-28) December 28, 1997 (age 27)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Other namesThe Towering Inferno
Statistics
Weight(s) Light middleweight
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm) [1]
Reach80 in (203 cm) [1]
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins21
Wins by KO13
Losses1
Draws1

Sebastian Alexander Fundora (born 28 December 1997) is an American professional boxer and unified light middleweight champion who has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles since March 2024. As of July 2024, he is ranked as the best active light middleweight by The Ring magazine. [2]

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Professional career

Fundora made his professional debut against Jose Cardenas on 24 September 2016. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. Fundora amassed a 12–0 record during the next three years. [3]

Fundora was booked to face the undefeated Donnie Marshall on 16 February 2019. He won the fight by a third-round knockout. [4] Fundora faced another undefeated opponent, Hector Manuel Zepeda, on 21 June 2019 in the main event of Showtime's "ShoBox: The New Generation" card. [5] Zepeda retired from the bout at the end of the fourth round. [6] Fundora next faced Jamontay Clark for the vacant WBC Youth super welterweight title on 31 August 2019, on the undercard of the Erislandy Lara and Ramon Alvarez WBA super welterweight title bout. The fight was ruled a draw by split decision. [7]

Fundora faced the unbeaten Daniel Lewis on 22 February 2020, on the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II undercard. [8] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 98–92, 99–91, and 97–93. [9] Fundora was next booked to face Nathaniel Gallimore on 22 August 2020. He won the fight by a sixth-round knockout. [10] Fundora faced Habib Ahmed on 5 December 2020, in his final fight of the year. He made quick work of Ahmed, winning the fight by a second-round knockout. [11]

Fundora was booked to face Jorge Cota on 1 May 2021. [12] He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout. Fundora was leading 30–27 on three of the judges' scorecards at the time of the stoppage. [13] Fundora faced Sergio Garcia in a WBC super welterweight title eliminator on 5 December 2021, on the undercard of the Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruz lightweight bout. [14] Fundora won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 115–113, 118–110 and 117–111. [15]

Fundora was booked to face Erickson Lubin for the WBC interim super welterweight title on 9 April 2022. The bout served as a WBC title eliminator as well, with the winner expected to face the victor of the title unification rematch between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño. [16] He won the fight by a ninth-round stoppage, as Lubin was retired by his corner at the end of the round. Lubin (24-2, 17 KOs) rallied to score a knockdown of Fundora with a flurry of punches in the waning moments of Round 7 and was ahead on two scorecards 85-84 when the fight was stopped (the other score was 85-85).

Fundora made his first WBC interim super welterweight title against Carlos Ocampo on 8 October 2022. [17] He retained the title by unanimous decision, with scores of 117–111, 118–110, and 119–109. [18]

Fundora was booked to make his second WBC interim title defense against Brian Mendoza on 8 April 2023. He lost the fight by a seventh-round knockout. Fundora was knocked down with a flurry of punches near the beginning of the round and failed to rise from the canvas before the ten count ended. He was up on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage, with two judges having awarded him every single round of the contest up to that point, while the third ringside official had him up 59–55. [19]

Fundora was scheduled to face Serhii Bohachuk for the vacant WBC super welterweight title on March 30, 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. [20] However, he faced Tim Tszyu in the main event of that evening for both the vacant WBC title, as well as Tim's WBO super welterweight title, due to Keith Thurman pulling out of the bout with Tszyu following an injury during a training session. [21] Fundora defeated Tszyu by split decision. [22]

On August 28, 2024 it was reported that WBO ordered the junior middleweight title fight between Fundora, who at that time held WBC and WBO titles and Terence Crawford, who held WBA and interim WBO titles. [23] [24] [25]

The Crawford fight didn't go ahead, and Fundora was expected to face Errol Spence Jr., which also fell through. [26] [27]

In January 2025, it was reported that Fundora was "considered" to face Charles Conwell. [28] [29] Later the same month, it was reported that Fundora and Chordale Booker were close to make a deal for a fight on March 22, 2025 in Las Vegas. [30] [31] [32] [33]

Professional boxing record

23 fights21 wins1 loss
By knockout131
By decision80
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
23Win21–1–1 Tim Tszyu SD1230 Mar 2024 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won WBO and vacant WBC light middleweight titles
22Loss20–1–1 Brian Mendoza KO7 (12), 0:398 Apr 2023Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.Lost WBC interim light middleweight title
21Win20–0–1 Carlos Ocampo UD128 Oct 2022Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.Retained WBC interim light middleweight title
20Win19–0–1 Erickson Lubin RTD9 (12), 3:009 Apr 2022 Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won vacant WBC interim light middleweight title
19Win18–0–1 Sergio Garcia UD125 Dec 2021 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
18Win17–0–1 Jorge Cota TKO4 (12), 2:351 May 2021 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
17Win16–0–1Habib AhmedTKO2 (12), 1:305 Dec 2020 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
16Win15–0–1Nathaniel GallimoreKO6 (10), 1:2822 Aug 2020Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
15Win14–0–1 Daniel Lewis UD10 22 Feb 2020 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
14Draw13–0–1Jamontay ClarkSD1031 Aug 2019Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.For vacant WBC Youth light middleweight title
13Win13–0Hector Manuel ZepedaRTD4 (10), 3:0021 Jun 2019WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Sloan, Iowa, U.S.
12Win12–0Donnie MarshallKO3 (10), 1:0816 Feb 2019 Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
11Win11–0Jeremiah WigginsKO1 (6), 0:3117 Nov 2018Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
10Win10–0Antonio UristaTKO4 (8), 2:3224 Aug 2018Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
9Win9–0Ve Shawn OwensTKO5 (8), 2:3713 Apr 2018 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
8Win8–0David Ezequiel RomeroUD616 Dec 2017Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
7Win7–0Emiliano David SilgueroUD624 Nov 2017Centro de Convenciones, Punta del Este, Uruguay
6Win6–0Ricardo Arce SarmientoKO1 (4), 0:3528 Oct 2017Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, Mexico
5Win5–0Victor ToneyUD626 Sep 2017Cannery Casino & Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
4Win4–0Luis Misael JuarezTKO1 (6), 2:4528 Jul 2017Plaza Tinaco, Empalme, Mexico
3Win3–0Obed SotoTKO2 (6), 1:2319 May 2017Gimnasio Solidaridad, Hermosillo, Mexico
2Win2–0Martin RosasUD428 Apr 2017 Arena ITSON, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico
1Win1–0Jose CardenasKO1 (4), 1:1224 Sep 2016Los Angeles Badminton Club, El Monte, California, U.S.

Personal life

Sebastian Fundora's sister Gabriela Fundora is also a professional boxer.

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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Sergio Martínez 		WBC light middleweight champion
Interim title
April 9, 2022 – April 8, 2023		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Jermell Charlo 		WBC light middleweight champion
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Preceded by WBO light middleweight champion
March 30, 2024 – present
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