By: Sean Crose
Sebastian Fundora rose to the event in an enormous approach Saturday night time in Las Vegas as he dethroned the beforehand undefeated Tim Tszyu in one of many bloodies throwdowns followers had seen in ages. And whereas it was true that Tszyu suffered from a horrifying unintentional reduce all through nearly all of the struggle, Fundura, too, was a bloody mess on the sound of the ultimate bell – and the blood wasn’t all Tszyu’s It was nothing if not a bout to recollect. Fundura, nonetheless, isn’t going to have the ability to relaxation upon his laurels. For the WBO, whose junior middleweight title is now in Fundora’s possession, has ordered the brand new champion to face none apart from Terence Crawford.
“Please be suggested,” the Group claimed in a Monday press launch, “that March 25, 2024, this Committee granted sanction approval of the Tszyu/Fundora WBO Voluntary Championship Contest held on March 30, 2024, on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sanction approval was granted topic to the winner going through subsequent the Necessary Challenger within the Jr. Middleweight Division, Terence “Bud” Crawford inside 180 days after the Tszyu/Fundora bout. The foregoing situation was important for functions of sanction approval.”
The WBO went on to make it clear {that a} Fondura-Crawford struggle was now to be within the works.
“Due to this fact,” the assertion learn, “in gentle of the above and per WBO Laws of World Championship Contests, the events are hereby ordered to start negotiations for the WBO Necessary Jr. Middleweight Championship per the next phrases and circumstances (i) the camps are granted 20 days to barter and attain an settlement as ordered; (ii) the 20 day negotiation interval shall set off on Friday, April5, 2024.”
Lastly, the WBO defined what would occur ought to the struggle not be agreed two by each events within the allotted period of time. “Failure to achieve an accord throughout the interval outlined herein,” the press launch learn, “will outcome within the Committee ordering purse bid proceedings pursuant to WBO Laws of World Championship Contests. The minimal bid for the Jr. Middleweight Division is $200,000 (Two Hundred
Thousand {Dollars}). Any of the events concerned could request a handbag bid proceedings at any time through the negotiation course of.”
The considered Fundora squaring off towards Crawford – maybe the best fighter energetic right this moment – is fascinating. As at all times, the 6’5 Fundora could have an unlimited peak benefit. He may even be going through a Crawford who’s transferring as much as junior middleweight for the primary time. This, nonetheless, is Terence Crawford, a person who merely and actually doesn’t know lose. If he’s capable of get to Fundora early on, as Tszyu did earlier than he suffered the unintentional gash on Saturday, Fundora could discover himself in hassle – as all of Crawford’s earlier opponents have.
Ought to it get made, this can be an curiosity match to see.
