Sebastian Fundora says he’s going to show fans why he’s the WBC and WBO junior middleweight champion on his title defense against Chordale Booker in their event at 8:00 p.m ET / 5:00 pm PT this Saturday, March 22nd, streaming on PBC on Prime Video at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
On Saturday’s tripleheader, junior middleweight contender Jesus Ramos Jr. (22-1. 18 KOs) will be looking to win his third straight fight, facing Argentina’s
Layoff Factor
Guido Emmanuel Schramm (16-3-2, 9 KOs) in the ten-round co-feature bout, and middleweight contender Elijah Garcia (16-1, 13 KOs) fights veteran Terrell Gausha (24-4-1, 12 KOs) in a ten-rounder. Garcia is coming off an upset 10-round split decision loss to Kyrone Davis last June.
There’s a lot of interest to see how ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs) looks against Booker (23-1, 11 KOs) because he’s coming off a long layoff of one year and a surprise victory over Tim Tszyu.
He was supposed to lose that fight, but he surprised a lot of boxing fans with a 12-round split decision win against the badly cut Tszyu. Just how much of a factor the cut played in the outcome is hard to tell.
Nice Guy, Fierce Fighter
“I plan on putting on a great fight for the fans. I’ve been training really hard. This is my first title defense. I’m going to show everybody that I’m a champion and can defend these two titles,” said Sebastian Fundora to the media today at the final press conference for his fight against Chordale Booker this Saturday.
“My mother is Mexican. I’m half-Mexican. After this fight, I’m going to go to Mexico City. That’s where I always go for my vacation. I think with my style, it shows how much Mexican blood I have in my veins.
“The nice guy persona is me. How you saw me today and yesterday is how I usually am. In the boxing ring, it’s different. I put the mouthpiece in, put the gloves on, and I speak with my hands. Maybe my fighting style is different than my personality outside of the ring, but I guess that’s where it turns off. That nice guy mindset,” said Fundora.
