Thurman injured; Tszyu to face Fundora

Source: PBC

19/03/2024

Thurman injured; Tszyu to face Fundora

Tim Tszyu (pictured) will take on Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora for Tszyu’s WBO junior middleweight title (pending approval from the WBO), and the vacant WBC title, headlining a PBC pay-per-view event available on Prime Video Saturday, March 30th from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. [*Note - Fundora is coming off a KO loss to Brian Mendoza. Deep on the undercard, Mendoza will fight for the WBC interim belt). Tszyu had originally been scheduled to face former welterweight champion Keith Thurman, who was forced to withdraw after suffering a bicep injury in training. Fundora had already been preparing to compete in the pay-per-view opener before being moved up to the main event. 
 
The pay-per-view will begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and also features WBA 140-pound champion Rolando “Rolly” Romero taking on Mexico's Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz, plus WBA middleweight champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara dueling Australia’s Michael Zerafa in a twelve-round attraction. The pay-per-view opener will now see WBC flyweight champion Julio César Martínez defending against unbeaten Angelino Cordova. Martinez vs. Cordova had originally been scheduled to appear in prelims action.
 
In addition to the PPV being available for purchase on Prime Video, regardless of Prime membership, fans will also be able to continue to access the telecast through PPV.com, as well as traditional cable and satellite outlets.
 
Preceding the pay-per-view will be a two-fight PBC on Prime Video lineup beginning at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, topped by rising middleweight Elijah García taking on contender Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis in a 10-round attraction. Kicking off the stream will be exciting 154-pound contenders Serhii Bohachuk and Brian Mendoza battling for the WBC junior middleweight interim title. Bohachuk had been originally scheduled to face Fundora before the changes to the lineup. The two matchups will be available via free access to all fans, regardless of Prime membership or purchase of the PPV card.
 
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions, are available now through AXS.com. The main event is promoted in association with No Limit Boxing.