WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora will look to make another huge statement in the loaded 154-pound division when he takes on former unified welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman on a PBC pay-per-view on Prime Video taking place Saturday, October 25th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Coming into the ring after a dominant victory in his rematch against former champion Tim Tszyu in July, Fundora (23-1-1, 15 KOs) shared the aggressive mindset that he and his team put into place after winning by decision in their first contest.

 

“It was demolition,” said Fundora, who’s trained by his father, leading Trainer of the Year candidate Freddy Fundora. “We wanted to follow through and get him out of there. We wanted him to feel defeated before the fight ended and show that nothing he could do could hurt us. He said after the fight that he felt like he was shadowboxing and that’s what we plan to make every fighter feel like. Whether it’s my height or strength, we want the opponent to feel like it’s impossible to win.”

 

Fundora added that in addition to he and his father’s confidence leading into the fight, his sister, undisputed flyweight world champion Gabriela, believed that the stoppage was coming.

 

“We expected to hurt him,” said Fundora, who dropped Tszyu in the first round. “I know what I can do and my dad does as well. Even my sister, she was talking a lot more than me about what we expected. It was a surprise to everyone else, but it wasn’t a surprise to us. Right after the first Tszyu fight ended, I felt like we could have done a lot more. So we went back to the gym and trained for a long time to show everyone that I can get that guy out of there.”

 

As he heads into this next matchup, Fundora has been in training alongside his sister ahead of her undisputed title defense this weekend. With both of the historic Fundora siblings fighting in close calendar proximity, Sebastian has used the opportunity to pick up things from his sister’s training sessions.

 

“Training together absolutely makes us both better,” said Fundora, who along with Gabriela make up the only brother and sister duo in boxing history to hold simultaneous world titles. “Watching her spar and watching her train, especially since she’s a southpaw as well, it helps me pick up little tricks and strategies and put them into my training and my work. She’s gonna do her thing and defend her crown and then I’ll be right after to defend my title.”

 

The 27-year-old Fundora will take on the most accomplished opponent of his career in the former unified welterweight world champion Thurman, a fighter who was competing on the sport’s biggest stage while Fundora was still coming up. “I grew up watching Thurman,” said Fundora. “A lot of his bigger fights we watched all the time. I’ve always thought he’s a great fighter. I can’t say I expected to one day fight Thurman, but I knew it was possible because I always want the toughest fights and now we’re here.”

 

With back-to-back stoppage victories, Fundora reiterated that he’ll be looking to make it three straight on October 25th. Although him and Thurman have inverse personalities outside of the ring, Fundora believes that they share a similar thirst for action inside the squared circle.

 

“This is gonna be a crazy night,” said Fundora. “It’s a huge fight with two guys who like to bang. Expect fireworks. I feel like this fight sells itself. Thurman is the big talker and I’m the quiet guy, but we both like to throw. It’s gonna be a great night for boxing.

 

“We’re going for the knockout, but I just need to get the win however it comes. A win over Thurman solidifies us being the best in the division even more.”