Sebastian Fundora vs. Sergio Garcia - December 5, 2021

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Sebastian Fundora vs. Sergio Garcia Showdown in Play For August

Sebastian Fundora is in line for a quick turnaround fight following his impressive slugfest and fourth-round TKO win over Jorge Cota in May.

The undefeated 6’5½” junior middleweight contender is still awaiting a confirmed fight date for his agreed-upon 12-round bout versus Spain’s Sergio Garcia. There has been loose talk of the fight taking place later this summer, with Fundora (17-0-1, 12KOs) informing media members over the weekend of a possible August 7 date set aside for the bout.

“I have Sergio Garcia on August 7, hopefully in LA. They are talking about LA,” Fundora told ESNews on Saturday, while in attendance for Chris Colbert’s win over Tugstsogt Nyambayar at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The venue has hosted four PBC-branded events since the pandemic, with at least one more to come on August 14.

Fundora was in attendance watching his sister Gabriela Fundora secure her second career victory on the undercard. The suggestion of his bout versus Garcia landing at the venue atop an August 7 PBC on Fox telecast has yet to be confirmed. PBC representatives declined comment on the topic, as it is not company practice to discuss fight dates that are not formally announced.

The previous edition of PBC on Fox aired June 27 from The Armory in Minneapolis. Digital banners that ran throughout the evening suggested that the venue would next host an August 7 show, though with no further details attached to the date regarding the main event.

The 23-year-old Fundora (17-0-1, 12 KOs) is promoted by Sampson Lewkowicz’s Sampson Boxing and fights exclusively under the Premier Boxing Champions banner. The PBC website does not yet have Aug. 7 listed as an event date on their website.

The 28-year-old Garcia (33-0, 14 KOs) is a Spaniard who has fought just once outside of his home country. The super welterweight nicknamed “El Nino” scored a unanimous decision win over then-undefeated Ted Cheesman in 2019.

Outside of Cheesman, Garcia’s wins have come over opponents with mostly uneven records.

The “Towering Inferno” Fundora will present Garcia with a much taller task.

Fundora was last featured on the FOX pay-per-view undercard headlined by Andy Ruiz’s win over Chris Arreola. Fundora's bout with Cota was a phone booth-type fight in which Fundora landed 141 punches and absorbed 62 shots in just four rounds before referee Ray Corona stepped in to stop the fight while Cota was still standing.

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Sebastian Fundora vs Sergio Garcia to reportedly land on August 21st Spence-Pacquiao card

Back in May, Sampson Lewkowicz revealed that towering super welterweight Sebastian Fundora signed to fight former European champ Sergio Garcia on FOX, and now the fight appears to have a home. Spanish boxing site Espabox reports that the two will square off in a WBC eliminator on PBC’s August 21st Errol Spence Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao card.

Reliable Twitter poster Deuce revealed the arrangement earlier this afternoon. According to Espabox, this is the latest of many potential dates, as they’d previously targeted August 7th.

Fundora (17-0-1, 12 KO) is looking to graduate from prospect to contender against Garcia (33-0, 14 KO), who ran roughshod over Ted Cheeseman in his second of four European title defenses back in 2019. Though obviously talented, the Spaniard has been short on quality opposition lately, making this a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Plus, it should be plenty fun.

Whoever wins will likely have next crack at the WBC title after #1 contender Erickson Lubin. Should the winner of Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano this weekend elect to vacate, expect either #4 Fundora or #2 Garcia to face “The Hammer” for the title.

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Fundora is in for a tricky one.

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Fundora is in for a tricky one.

A big step up for them both really.

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What happened to this bloody fight?

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[brilo33]

this is a really interesting , that garcia looked good against the cheese ,fundora is like a bean pole but can take a punch ,he is also a good inside fighter for his size as well i like fundora got good hands as well reminds me of my brother when i was younger fighting him ,think fundora win

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Love this fight ! Fundora bosses Garcia.

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Sebastian Fundora quotes for Sergio Garcia fight on December 5th on Showtime

Unbeaten super welterweight contender Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora plans to make the most of his opportunity stepping up in competition when he faces fellow unbeaten Sergio Garcia in a WBC Super Welterweight World Title Eliminator Sunday, December 5, which serves as the SHOWTIME PPV co-main event for Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

“Of course I see this as a step up fight,” said Fundora. “He’s ranked number two by the WBC for a reason. I want to show that I’m going to become a world champion. This is the next step toward reaching my goal.”

The 23-year-old Fundora has shot up the rankings and made a name for himself as must-see T.V. by engaging in numerous action fights. Since an August 2019 split-draw against Jamontay Clark, Fundora has won four-straight fights, including three in a row by stoppage. Amongst those three stoppage triumphs he became the first person to stop Nathaniel Gallimore and most recently dominated veteran Jorge Cota in May.

“We just want to keep winning and moving up with each fight,” said Fundora. “I’m just staying on the same routine so that I’m always ready for what’s coming next. We went right back into the gym after the Cota fight. I don’t ever worry about overtraining or anything like that, because we stay on a consistent routine of training hard.”

Fundora comes from a deeply-rooted boxing family, as both of his parents were fighters, in addition to his 19-year-old sister Gabriela, who sports a 4-0 professional record. That familial support has helped him remain focused on his goals while navigating his professional career.

“My parents taught me to respect the sport and it’ll respect you back,” said Fundora. “They also taught me that hard work pays off and that it shows up in every fight. I’ve learned that I just have to stick with the plan and keep improving day by day.”

A Coachella, California-native, Fundora will return to fight in Southern California for the second-straight fight after beating Cota in Carson in his last fight. Fundora is relishing the opportunity to again fight on friendly terrain, this time on the big stage downtown at STAPLES Center.

“This is home for me,” said Fundora. “It’s great to be fighting back-to-back times in Southern California. I went to STAPLES Center for a Vasyl Lomachenko fight before and it was a great atmosphere. I’m sure it’s going to be even more lively on December 5. I’m super excited for the opportunity to put on a great show for my fans that are there on fight night.”

With the 154-pound title belts currently held by unified WBC, IBF and WBA champion Jermell Charlo and WBO titlist Brian Castaño, who fought to a draw in July on SHOWTIME, Fundora plans to keep making steady improvement until his opportunity to fight for the belts arises.

“When the time comes to fight for the title, I’ll be more than ready,” said Fundora. “I’d love to fight Charlo or Castaño, but I’m just focused on taking it one fight at a time and facing whoever has those belts when my number is called.”

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, GTD Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased at AXS.com.

[KiwiRider]

The Cheeseman fight sold me a bit on Garcia. We know what Ted brings, and Garcia scraped through.
Really interesting match up.
I might lean slightly towards Garcia, but really have no idea how it pans out. I'm definitely not putting money on it.

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Fight Week!

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The Cheeseman fight sold me a bit on Garcia. We know what Ted brings, and Garcia scraped through.
Really interesting match up.
I might lean slightly towards Garcia, but really have no idea how it pans out. I'm definitely not putting money on it.

lol scraped through, you bum cheeseman hard, he was absolutely battered, should have been stopped mid rounds.

[KiwiRider]

The Cheeseman fight sold me a bit on Garcia. We know what Ted brings, and Garcia scraped through.
Really interesting match up.
I might lean slightly towards Garcia, but really have no idea how it pans out. I'm definitely not putting money on it.

lol scraped through, you bum cheeseman hard, he was absolutely battered, should have been stopped mid rounds.

Glad you can feel the love!
Ted got through on his chin. I accept that. He also gets battered pretty much every fight, I'm used to that too:D

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The Cheeseman fight sold me a bit on Garcia. We know what Ted brings, and Garcia scraped through.
Really interesting match up.
I might lean slightly towards Garcia, but really have no idea how it pans out. I'm definitely not putting money on it.

lol scraped through, you bum cheeseman hard, he was absolutely battered, should have been stopped mid rounds.

Glad you can feel the love!
Ted got through on his chin. I accept that. He also gets battered pretty much every fight, I'm used to that too:D

I think a paraplegic can feel that 'love' as u so put it. Garcia aint a puncher, and ted wasnt fatigued, it wasnt his chin he got by on, as hes been hurt plenty of times, but because he showed bottle (which he always has had) and unfortunately didnt have a plan b that night. He doesnt get battered almost every fight, hes had 4/5 hard fights, and hes never been battered in any of them apart from garcia. He was well beaten in any event, and didnt win a round.

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I had 114-114

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Fundora was clearly aided by the judges. Both looked mediocre. The fight sucked pretty much.