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Fundora Knocks Out Thurman in Sixth Round to Retain WBC Super Welterweight Title

The 6-foot-5 champion used his reach to break down the 37-year-old former titlist.

Overview

  • Sebastian Fundora stopped Keith Thurman at 1:17 of Round 6 on Saturday in Las Vegas to keep the WBC title at 154 pounds.
  • Referee Thomas Taylor halted the fight after Fundora bloodied Thurman and poured on clean left hands with Thurman stuck on the ropes.
  • Fundora controlled the action behind a nine-inch reach edge and steady combinations, surging late in Round 5 before finishing early in Round 6.
  • The result moved Fundora to 24-1-1 with 16 knockouts, and dropped the former welterweight champion to 31-2.
  • The Prime Video pay-per-view also streamed on PPV.com with free prelims and a listed $74.99 price, following a postponement from October due to Fundora’s hand injury and an undercard that included Yoenis Tellez vs. Brian Mendoza and Yoenli Hernandez vs. Terrell Gausha for a regional NABO title.