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Sebastian Fundora vs. Keith Thurman – results and post-fight report
Sebastian Fundora defended his WBC super welterweight title after a brutal sixth-round stoppage of Keith Thurman in Las Vegas.
Fundora (24-1-1, 16 KO) defeated former welterweight champion Thurman (31-2, 23 KO) by submission after six one-sided rounds at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
“The Towering Inferno,” who had a nine-inch height advantage over Thurman, set up the fight within the first 10 seconds, with a crunching left hand landing on the challenger’s chin.
“One Time” boxed carefully from the outside, but in the second round the 37-year-old had problems, bending his knees with his left hand.
Thurman, who defeated Brock Jarvis by third-round knockout last March, had some success in the third round, but as Fundora marched forward, he was caught with combinations.
Fundora forced Thurman to trade with him and landed at least two significant uppercuts in the fourth round, pushing for an early knockout.
Thurman has only been defeated once in his career in 2019 by Manny Pacquiao on points, he had the defeat from the first break in his mind when he was met with a fierce attack in the fifth round.
Thurman promised to put on a similar display to Brian Mendoza when he knocked out Fundora in 2023, and the Florida fighter went all out in search of a knockout.
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Just before the start of the sixth round, the ring doctor examined Thurman, with his left eye flooding with blood, and although he was allowed to continue the fight, he was caught with a series of punches, forcing referee Thomas Taylor to stop the fight.
The 28-year-old successfully defended his crown for the third time with the largest scalp in his 26-fight professional career.
“It was a lot easier than I expected,” he said after the fight.
“I was a little nervous today.
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“He’s such a massive name. Such a great fighter.
“But we got on the field and I remembered as soon as we got in the ring, this is my world, you’re in my world.”
Fundora, which stopped Tim Tszyu in a seventh-round rematch in July, may target the winner of the likely fight between unified WBO and WBA champions Xander Zayas and Jaron Ennis, which is expected to be officially announced soon.
Tellez survives the Mendoza test
In a bloody fight, Yoenis Tellez defeated Brian Mendoza by unanimous decision in a thrilling super welterweight bout.
Tellez (12-1, 8 KO) faced stern adversity in the third round after an accidental headbutt that left him writhing in pain and blood pouring from his nose.
This seemed to encourage the Cuban to exchange fire, and Mendoza (23-5, 17 KO) gave it his all.
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Mendoza was then cut in the left eye after an accidental headbutt in the eighth round.
The judges awarded Tellez’s accuracy with two scores of 98-92 and a third score of 97-93.
Hernandez stops Gausha
Yoenli Hernandez moved closer to his maiden middleweight world title shot, defeating Terrell Gausha (24-6-1, 12 KO) in the fourth round.
Hernandez (10-0, 9 KO) was in full control and a challenging right hand prompted the referee to intervene, although it seemed the stoppage was far too early.
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The Cuban is the number one contender for the WBA middleweight world title and Erislanda Lara’s belt.
Hovhannisyan stops Navarro
Gurgen Hovhannisyan (10-0, 9 KO) continued his undefeated streak, defeating Cesar Navarro (15-4, 13 KO) in the fifth round.
The Armenian heavyweight is ranked eighth in the WBA rankings in his pursuit of unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.
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In a breakthrough lithe heavyweight fight, Kevin Newman II (19-3-1, 11 KO) defeated Elijah Garcia (17-2, 13 KO) by majority decision.
Cristian Cangelosi (12-0-1, 5 KO) in the super welterweight division remained undefeated, but he drew with Miguel Angel Hernandez (9-1-1, 7 KO) by split decision.
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Lightweight Kaipo Gallegos (12-0-1, 9 KO) survived a third-round knockout to overtake Julian Gonzalez (16-2-1, 12 KO).
Robert Guerrero Jr (8-0, 3 KO) defeated Rigoberto Rivera (3-3, 1 KO) by unanimous decision on the way to his eighth victory in his career.
20-year-old featherweight contender Brayan Gonzalez (5-0, 4 KO) remained undefeated after stopping Brandon Medina (7-5) in the fifth round.
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On Saturday in Sheffield, Josh Padley will defend his European super featherweight title against Aqib Fiaz for the first time.
Eddie HearnMatchroom is promoting the Padley vs Fiaz fight from Utilita Arena live on DAZN worldwide.
The pair were scheduled to fight on the undercard, but were later advanced to the main event Dalton Smith’s WBC super lightweight title defense against Albert Puello and then Galal Yafai’s clash with unified flyweight world champion Ricardo Sandoval was shelved due to injury.
Padley (18-1, 6 KO) won the vacant belt after a second-round stoppage of Jaouad Belmehdi in Newcastle in January.
The 30-year-old has won three times since a ninth-round defeat to Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight title on four days’ notice.
Fiaz (14-1, 2 KO) is looking to break the script here and has won two in a row since an eight-round retirement loss to mutual opponent Reece Bellotti in 2023, whom Padley defeated by unanimous decision in October.
The 26-year-old last didn’t play 11 months ago, securing a unanimous decision victory over Alex Murphy.
Nadim-Sulaimaan will fight for the title of English champion
Ibrahim Nadim defends his English super featherweight crown for the first time against Ibraheem Sulaimaan.
Nadim (16-1, 2 KO) secured the vacant belt with a unanimous decision victory over Numan Hussain in November, and Sulaimaan (10-0, 5 KO) became the Midlands Area champion with a sixth-round victory over Nico Ogbeide also in November.
Undercard remaining
Middleweight Aaron Bowen (7-1, 5 KO) suffered his first professional loss to Tom Cowling in November, but can get back to winning ways with a stoppage victory over Troy Coleman (15-4-1, 7 KO).
Heavyweight prospect Leo Atang (6-0, 5 KO) can remain excellent by defeating Frenchman Fouad Shaili (5-4-2, 3 KO).
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Connor Mitchell (2-0, 1 KO) can improve his undefeated record by scoring points over Jesus Carrasco (2-4-2) at featherweight, while Chris Mulanda (2-0) can do the same against Connor Goulding (6-12) in their middleweight bout.
Adam Maca (5-0, 5 KO) and Edward Hardy (6-0, 2 KO) will return to the pitch against an as yet unspecified opponent.
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Anthony Joshua won’t be leaving boxing any time soon.
Joshua returns to the ring on July 25 in Saudi Arabia against Kristian Prengi, ahead of a thrilling clash with long-time rival Tyson Fury in November.
The two-time world heavyweight champion was expected to potentially end his career after his long-awaited clash with Fury, but the 36-year-old insists he can continue for another four years, even opening the door to a potential clash with the rising 21-year-old heavyweight champion, Moses This is going to hurt.
“For me, maybe until I’m 40,” Joshua told reporters.
“It’s only been about three or four years.
“I’ll be 37 in October, so it’s only three years, it’ll go by quickly.
“Of course it will be challenging, but I definitely think I’m tough enough to do it.
“Why not, why not? I’m definitely more mature.”
“AJ” will fight for the first time since the sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul in Miami in December.
The Watford player took a break from the sport after he was involved in a devastating road accident in Nigeria 10 days later that killed two of his close friends, Latif “Latz” Ayodele and Sina Ghami.
Joshua, who met Prenga face-to-face earlier this week, said he strongly supports parents Ayodele and Ghami.
“You’ll never get over it, but you’ll gain perspective in life,” he said BBC Sport.
“Life sometimes teaches you humility. You never know your fate.
“As a soldier, I stand powerful in defense of their parents.
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“First of all, it’s not about me.
“I think it’s crucial to put parents first at this time.
“I will have time to grieve, but I know that right now my heart and mind say that their parents are my main priority.”
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Joshua’s fight against Prenga will take place at the Jeddah Superdome.
Fury, who retired in April to defeat Arslanbek Makhmudov, is scheduled to have another warm-up fight on August 1.
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Chris Billam-Smith returns to his hometown of Bournemouth to headline the inaugural Zuffa Boxing UK event against Ryan Rozicki on Saturday.
Billam-Smith is taking on Rozicki at the Bournemouth International Center and the bill is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Paramount+ in the US.
“The Gentleman” is fighting in Bournemouth for the first time since he forced Mateusz Masternak to retire in the eighth round during the first defense of his WBO cruiserweight title.
After taking revenge on Richard Riakporhe in a rematch, the 35-year-old dropped the heavyweight belt lost by unanimous decision to Zurdo Ramirez in reunification in 2024
Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KO) returned to winning ways after a points victory over Brandon Glanton in his last appearance in April last year.
Rozicki (21-1-1, 20 KO) has lost only once in his 23 professional fights, overtaken by Oscar Rivas in the fight for the WBC bridgeweight crown in 2021.
“The Bruiser” previously fought for the WBC interim cruiserweight title and drew against Yamil Alberto Peralta.
The 31-year-old Canadian returned to winning ways after knocking out Gerardo Mellado in the second round in March and will enter Saturday’s fight as the number one contender in the WBC rankings.
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Massey meets Clarke
Jack Massey meets Cheavon Clarke at the cruiserweight crossroads.
Massey (23-3, 13 KO) was knocked out by Opetaia in his fight for the 2024 IBF cruiserweight crown, but got back into the win column in November with a fourth-round stoppage of Ivan Gabriel Garcia.
Clarke (11-2, 8 KO), a 2020 Olympian, saw his progress ponderous after consecutive losses to Leonardo Mosquea and Viddal Riley.
After returning to play in December, the 35-year-old knocked out Anthony Holloway in the fourth round.
Undercard remaining
Lee Cutler (15-2, 7 KO) from Bournemouth moves to middleweight and can return to winning ways thanks to a points victory over Aaron Sutton (19-2, 3 KO).
Heavyweight Ivan Dychko (15-1, 14 KO) was defeated by Jermaine Franklin in September, but should bounce back by handing Harvey Dykes (7-0-1) his first loss after the break.
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Stephen McKenna (15-1, 14 KO) hasn’t fought since his loss to Cutler in 2024, but he should return after his victory over Casey James Streeter (15-3-2, 6 KO) in the middleweight division.
In the third middleweight fight, Sam Hickey (4-0, 1 KO) can break the undefeated record of Todd Tompkins (4-0) by scoring points.
Airy heavyweight Leon Hughes (4-0, 3 KO) and welterweight Alex Macmillan (3-0, 2 KO) should secure victories in their respective fights via stoppage.
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