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Tim Tszyu has revealed he was more troubled by being bitten by a dog before his victory over Carlos Ocampo than he was when he learned Keith Thurman’s injury meant Thurman was being replaced by Sebastian Fundora
saw the logic when Tim Tszyu was matched with Keith Thurman
Looking relaxed at Wednesday’s Grand Arrivals and public workouts at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Tim Tszyu was unfazed as Saturday's junior middlweight title fight with 6-foot-5 southpaw Sebastian Fundora approaches.
Sebastian Fundora knows that the stakes of Saturday's fight with Tim Tszyu include the crowning of "the new king at 154" pounds. But do they also include unlocking a space in the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his fight manager?
Terence Crawford will reportedly be allowed to retain his WBO welterweight title even as he moves up to junior middleweight, where he will be the mandatory challenger of the winner of Saturday’s fight between Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora.
Saving the upcoming March 30 show featuring Tim Tszyu in the main event required a bit of scrambling — made easier by some astute planning. Tszyu was supposed to defend his junior middleweight title against Keith Thurman, who pulled out with a biceps injury with less than two weeks to go. On the same day that news broke, so did the news that Tszyu will instead face Sebastian Fundora.
In a topic that has divided fight fans, Shawn Porter thinks Tim Tszyu’s original opponent, Keith Thurman, might have presented him with more problems than late replacement Sebastian Fundora.
Timothy Bradley is one of many who feels like the new March 30 main event in Las Vegas is a short-notice upgrade. This week, Keith Thurman withdrew from his scheduled headliner against Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora stepped up from his slot on the undercard to deputise.
Keith Thurman’s injury withdrawal from a March 30 fight with Tim Tszyu was just as painful to Serhii Bohachuk, who, as a result, lost an opponent and (for now) his chance to challenge for a world title.
Sebastian Fundora has emerged as the replacement for injured Keith Thurman to meet WBO 154-pound champion Tim Tszyu March 30 in Las Vegas, Boxing Scene has learned.