Sebastian Fundora had his rangy fingers full together with his unbeaten however unheralded Spanish opponent. Photograph by German Villasenor
Junior middleweight contender Sebastian Fundora will sq. off towards Carlos Ocampo on October 8, Showtime Sports activities introduced on Saturday night time’s telecast. The 12-round bout will happen at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in Carson, California and can headline a three-fight Showtime Championship Boxing telecast.
Fundora (19-0-1, 13 knockouts), who resides in Coachella, California, will defend his interim world title belt towards Ocampo in a conflict of contenders ranked within the prime 10. Fundora and Ocampo are ranked No. 2 and No. 10, respectively, by The Ring.
In his final bout on April 9, Fundora overcame a knockdown within the seventh spherical to cease Erickson Lubin within the ninth spherical. It was an all-action battle that additionally noticed Fundora knock Lubin down in the course of the second spherical. The battle was a back-and-forth thriller as evident by the scorecards on the time of the stoppage; two judges had Lubin forward 85-84, whereas the third decide had the battle even, 85-85.
The 24-year-old, who stands nearly 6’6”, defeated Sergio Garcia by unanimous determination in his earlier battle on December 5. In his final bout at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park, which came about on Might 1 of final 12 months, Fundora knocked out Jorge Cota.
Ocampo (34-1, 22 KOs), who resides in Ensenada, Mexico, is unbeaten since June 2018, when he suffered his solely loss as a professional by the hands of Errol Spence. Since then, he has gained his final 12 fights.
The 26-year-old final fought on June 11, knocking out Vicente Rodriguez within the opening spherical of a stay-busy battle. In his earlier battle on March 25, Ocampo stopped Mikael Zewski within the ninth spherical.
Ocampo is promoted by Zanfer Boxing and has stopped eight of his final 10 opponents.
Within the co-feature, Carlos Adames of the Dominican Republic will face Juan Macias Montiel in a 12-round bout.
Adames (21-1, 16 KOs) defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko by majority determination in his final bout on December 5. The 28-year-old has gained his final three fights since dropping to Patrick Teixeira in November 2019. After the battle, Teixeira could be elevated to WBO world junior middleweight titleholder.
Macias Montiel (23-5-2, 23 KOs), who resides within the boxing hotbed of Los Mochis, Mexico and is promoted by Sampson Lewkowicz, stopped Christian Soto Valverde within the third spherical of his final bout on December 22. In his earlier battle on June 19 of final 12 months, the 28-year-old gave a good account of himself in defeat by the hands of WBC world middleweight titleholder Jermall Charlo.
Within the opening bout of the Showtime telecast, IBF world junior bantamweight titleholder Fernando Martinez (14-0, 8 KOs) of Argentina will defend his belt towards Jerwin Ancajas (32-2-2, 22 KOs) of the Philippines. The battle is a rematch of their February 26 conflict, which Martinez gained by unanimous determination, dethroning the longtime titleholder in Ancajas.
Flyweight Gabriela Fundora (8-0, 4 KOs), the youthful sister of Sebastian Fundora, is scheduled to battle in preliminary motion.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached by e-mail at [email protected] or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing.
