Undefeated rising sensation Tim Tszyu will defend his 154-pound world title against all-action opponent Sebastian Fundora on Saturday, March 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The co-main fight will pit hard-hitting Mexican star Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz against super lightweight world champion Rolando “Rolly” Romero.
Tszyu will fight for the WBO belt and the vacant WBC super welterweight title. Thurman, a former welterweight champion, was scheduled to face Tszyu in a non-title match. Before Fundora received the call to take Thurman’s place, he was scheduled to challenge Serhii Bohachuk for the vacant WBC belt. Thurman had not fought since 2022 and had been forced to withdraw from the bout due to a training injury
Tim Tszyu, a bronze medallist at the 2011 Australian National Championships, is the son of former world champion Kostya Tszyu. After turning pro in 2016, “The Soul Taker” gained notoriety in 2020 by defeating former welterweight champion Jeff Horn. After that, he defeated opponents like Tony Harrison, Terrell Gausha, and Dennis Hogan, winning the final fight via TKO to claim the interim WBO super welterweight title.
Fundora debuted professionally in 2016. In 2022, “The Towering Inferno” defeated Erickson Lubin to win the WBC super welterweight title in an interim capacity. In April 2023, he lost by knockout to former world champion Brian Mendoza. That was his final match. Now, the 26-year-old Fundora is prepared for a more intense battle.
Tszyu vs Fundora Event Details
Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Time: 8 pm ET
Main Event Ringwalk: 11:30 pm ET (approx)
Main Event: Tszyu vs. Fundora
Co-main Event: Rolly vs Pitbull
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Capacity: 20,000 people
Title on Line: WBA World Super Lightweight Title
Broadcast: Amazon Prime PPV
How to watch Tszyu vs Fundora
Tszyu vs. Fundora main card begins at 8 pm ET on March 30. Depending on when the undercard bouts are complete, The main event ringwalks will be approximately at 11:30 pm ET.
PPV.com will officially livestream the event. Tszyu vs. Fundora PPV costs $69.99 excluding applicable taxes and service fees on PPV.com.
Prime Video Pay Per View will broadcast Tszyu vs. Fundora in the United States. Amazon Prime memberships start at $14.99 per month including Prime Video. For £19.99 on TrillerTV, viewers in the UK can watch the fight. Fundora vs. Tszyu main event livestream in Australia will run you $69.95 through Kayo.
Rolly vs Pitbull Preview
Tim Tszyu vs. Sebastian Fundora boxing card also features Rolando “Rolly” Romero vs Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz as the co-main event. Cruz is putting on more weight to challenge Romero, going from 135 to 140 pounds.
Romero has a 15-1 professional record with 13 knockout victories. He is also the current WBA super lightweight champion although he had only one super lightweight fight under his belt.
Cruz has a record of 25-2-1, with 17 victories coming via knockout. Cruz won the WBO inter-continental lightweight title and the WBC silver lightweight title in 2022 in back-to-back fights.
Since Tszyu is undefeated and Sebastian is 20-1, Tszyu vs. Sebastian appears to be the genuine highlight of the show; yet, Rolly vs. Pitbull is one of the best co-main events that boxing can now put together.
Tim Tszyu Record and Bio
Nationality: Australian
Age: 29
Nickname: The Soul Taker
Record: 24-0-0
KOs: 17
Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
Height: 5’8½” (1.74 m)
Reach: 70½” (179 cm)
Stance: Orthodox
Sebastian Fundora Record and Bio
Nationality: American
Age: 26
Nickname: The Towering Inferno
Record: 20-1-1
KOs: 13
Weight: 153.5 lbs (69.77 kg)
Height: 6’5½” (1.97 m)
Reach: 80″ (203 cm)
Stance: Southpaw
Rolando Romero Record and Bio
Nationality: American
Age: 28
Nickname: Rolly
Record: 15-1-0
KOs: 13
Height: 5’8″ (173cm)
Reach: 68.1″ (173cm)
Stance: Orthodox
Isaac Cruz Record and Bio
Nationality: Mexican
Age: 26
Nickname: Pitbull
Record: 25-2-1
KOs: 17
Height: 5’4″ (163cm)
Reach: 63.0″ (160cm)
Stance: Orthodox
Tszyu vs Fundora Fight Card
- Main card
Tim Tszyu vs Sebastian Fundora, 12 rounds, super welterweight – Tszyu’s WBO title, vacant WBC title
Rolando Romero vs Isaac Cruz, 12 rounds, super lightweight – Romero’s WBA title
Erislandy Lara vs Michael Zerafa, 12 rounds, middleweight – Lara’s WBA title
Julio Cesar Martine vs Angelino Cordova, 12 rounds, flyweight – Martinez’s WBC title
- Preliminary card
Serhii Bohachuk vs Brian Mendoza, 12 rounds, super welterweight – interim WBC title
Curmel Moton vs Anthony Cuba, 8 rounds, super featherweight
- Early prelims
Mirco Cuello vs Sulaiman Segawa, 8 rounds, featherweight
Justin Viloria vs Erick Garcia Benitez, 6 rounds, super featherweight
Kaipo Gallegos vs Eric Howard, 6 rounds, super featherweight
Adrian Neaves vs Steven Walker, 4 rounds, super lightweight
