Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora is done playing nice at 154. Fresh off wrecking Tim Tszyu in July, the 6’6” WBC super welterweight champ now lines up Keith “One Time” Thurman on Saturday, October 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The fight tops a PBC Pay-Per-View streaming on Prime Video.
For Fundora, this is the fight that puts his run beyond doubt. He’s already taken a decision off Tszyu, then mauled him in the rematch. Thurman, the former unified welterweight king, is the kind of scalp that stamps legitimacy in a division full of sharks.
Fundora on Demolishing Tszyu and Carrying Momentum
“It was demolition,” Fundora said of his rematch win. “We wanted him to feel defeated before the fight ended. He said after that it felt like shadowboxing, and that’s exactly how we want every opponent to feel.”
He didn’t do it alone. His father Freddy, in line for Trainer of the Year, and his sister Gabriela—the undisputed flyweight champion—called the stoppage before it came. Fundora even dropped Tszyu in the opening round. “We expected to hurt him,” he said. “It wasn’t a surprise for us, only for everyone else.”
Sibling Iron Sharpening Iron
Training side-by-side with Gabriela has become part of the Fundora rhythm. “Watching her spar and train helps me pick up tricks,” Sebastian said. The pair remain the only brother-sister world champion duo in boxing history. Gabriela defends her belts just weeks before Sebastian puts his own on the line.
Thurman: The Veteran Test
Thurman might not be the same man who once ruled the welterweights, but he’s still dangerous. Fundora knows it. “I grew up watching Thurman. I’ve always thought he was a great fighter. I can’t say I expected to fight him, but I always wanted the toughest fights, and now we’re here.”
The contrast is sharp: Thurman the loud talker, Fundora the quiet stalker. But inside the ropes, both love firefights. “This is gonna be a crazy night,” Fundora promised. “Expect fireworks. Thurman talks, I don’t, but we both throw. We’re going for the knockout.”
Event Details
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Main Event: Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman
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Title: WBC Super Welterweight World Championship
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Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
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Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
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Broadcast: PBC Pay-Per-View, streaming on Prime Video
People saying Fundora gonna win again forget how hurt he looked near end of last fight too! If Tszyu didn’t bleed so much, he woulda pushed harder late rounds and maybe dropped him 💥.
‘Unfinished business’ is right cause I feel robbed watching their first fight go down like it did 😤 Now we finally gonna see who really got what it takes to hold that belt.
‘Proper preparation’ like he said is everything! Fighters can’t do good when they get thrown into fights last minute or get cut open early on either. This time is fair so no excuses for nobody.
Everybody keeps talking about how tall Fundora is like that makes him unbeatable or something 😂 Height don’t mean nothing if you get hit in the ribs right.
@Liam06 True! All that reach don’t matter if you standing still getting punched in the stomach all night long!
I think this time it’s gonna be different cause Tszyu actually trained properly for this one. Last time was rushed and messy but now he focused on just one man and gonna bring the heat 🔥.
Fundora only won cause he got lucky with that elbow. If that didn’t happen, Tim would of beat him easy. Now with a full camp, you’ll see who’s the real champ.
Exactly! People act like Fundora had some amazing strategy. He just flailed his arms and caught Tim wrong. Ain’t skill, that’s just accident.
Y’all forgetting Fundora stepped up with no notice tho? That’s gotta count for something. He didn’t even prepare but still handled business.
I don’t care what nobody says, Tim should’ve never lost the first time. That elbow wasn’t a fair shot and it ruined the fight. He was bleeding like crazy and still kept fighting. That takes guts 💪.
‘Proper preparation’ makes all the difference like Tszyu said. That first fight shouldn’t even count since it was chaos from round three onward 🤷♂️ This one will show who’s really better.
I think people forget boxing ain’t just about revenge or being angry. If Tszyu goes in mad again he might mess up like last time.
‘Mad’ or not, he trained better this time so it’s different now. He gonna handle business with calm destruction 👊
@JuliaScott Nah I disagree, anger can help if used right. You see great fighters use emotion to power through fights all the time.
Honestly, Tszyu should stop talking and do the job in the ring this time. He always say he focused but then tries to force knockouts too early and gets sloppy.
Tszyu been robbed last time plain and simple. You can’t fight when blood is in your eyes from round three. Now we gonna see what happens when it’s fair.
That’s right man! Fundora only had 11 days but still got lucky with that elbow hit. It wasn’t skill, it was just a fluke injury.
People keep acting like Fundora is some genius boxer but he just lucky. He tall and throws arms everywhere. Tszyu got skills and heart. Height don’t win fights, punches do! 🥊
Look, Tszyu should have won the first fight if that elbow didn’t mess up his face. It wasn’t fair from the start. Now with training and no injuries, he gonna destroy Fundora 💪