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Tszyu to face Fundora after Thurman pulls out

Tim Tszyu will now take on Sebastian Fundora on March 30 in Las Vegas after Keith Thurman pulled out due to an injury.

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🥊 ANNOUNCED: Tim Tszyu will now face Sebastian Fundora for the WBO & vacant WBC super-welterweight world titles on March 30th in Las Vegas as Keith Thurman has been ruled out due to injury.

— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) March 18, 2024

TSZYU TO STAKE WBO JR MIDDLEWEIGHT BELT VS FUNDORA

Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Middleweight title against Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs), who was tapped as Thurman’s replacement.

Aside from Tszyu’s WBO belt, the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) 154-lb title is also at stake in the Tszu-Fundora fight.

Fundora was supposed to fight in the Tszu-Thurman undercard against Serhii Bohachuk before Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) suffered a biceps injury.

Thurman out, Tszyu to face Fundora on March 30 https://t.co/HxpsjCCgLU

— Bad Left Hook (@badlefthook) March 18, 2024

FUNDORA TO CHALLENGE FOR WORLD TITLES FOR FIRST TIME

Also known as “The Towering Inferno,” Fundora now gets a chance to take the WBO and WBC belts with a victory over Tszyu.

It will be the first time Fundora fights for world titles in his eighth year as a pro fighter.

However, Fundora has to bounce back from his seventh-round KO loss to Brian Mendoza in Carson, California, last year to become a world champion.

Should he post an upset win over Tszyu, Fundora could be lined up for another potential huge payday in a world title fight against Terence Crawford.