Fundora Conflicts with Mandatory Zayas Conflicts: Unification vs. Obligation to 154 pounds

Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz says the Mandatory Wbo Xander Zayas could be the next WBC and Wbo Junior Champion Sebastian Fundora, unless he has a fight against IBF or WBA champion.

Indisputable dreams

Fundora’s goal is to be indisputable in 154. Therefore, if you can fight one of the other two belts, it will take it and put the obligatory defense against Zayas (21-0, 13 kos). Lewkowicz claims that Fundora will not abandon its WBO or WBC titles. He will defend himself from his obligatory challenges because he respects the sport.

Last Saturday night, Fundora (22-1-1, 14 kos) scored a chordale book-round technician in a volunteer defense at Michelob Ultra Arena de Las Vegas. It was a struggle designed for “The Towering Inferno” Fundora to get the Ring to the twelve months of inactivity since its victory over the 154 -pound champion of Wbo, Tim Tszyu, on March 30, 2024.

Zayas was trying to start prematurely the struggle entertaining the ring last Saturday night and asking for a clash with Fundora, who was not awarded.

“It would not be a problem to make a fight with Zayas. The only thing is that you never know in boxing. So we’ll see,” said promoter Sampson Lewkowicz in media About a fight between WBC and Wbo champion, Junior Middleweight, Sebastian Fundora and his mandatory Wbo Xander Zayas.

“We need to negotiate and have a month to make a decision. The obligation at this time is Zayas. So we can’t talk to others. He could go, unify and overcome the obligation. If he is the IBF champion (Bakhram Murtazalev) then (Xander) would have to wait a little longer. He is a young child.”

The IBF Murtazaliev champion published X last night, congratulating Fundora for her victory and doing -knowing: “I’m ready” to start negotiating a unified struggle. If Sebastian and Lewkowicz want to make a unification, that would be their opportunity.

120 -day clock

“At this point, we look forward to the WBO letter. We will say immediately if we want it or we do not want it. We don’t expect a month to make a decision, but if we have the opportunity to make a lot of money in a unification,” said Lewkowicz. “Actually, he (founder) will fight for the same money because he wants to reach his four titles.”

The President of the WBO has already said that they want Xander Zayas to fight for the next belt within 120 days. Fundora will have to decide if she wants this party to happen afterwards. It could be a better struggle for them than to face Murtazaliev.

“I can’t make this decision as a promoter. It corresponds to Fundora, but definitely number 1 is Zayas at the moment,” said Lewkowicz. “It is the obligatory. We have to honor the obligation. The only thing that could happen is unification because it would be more important than money. It wants to be indisputable. Never (turn off your Wbo title).

“The only thing is if it is an opportunity to fight for IBF. So it makes an exception, and then it returns, but it will honor the mandatores. Boxing is more than on money,” Sampson said about founder. “Many boxers will sell their soul for money. Sometimes you have to think about the good for sports. They are the two champions, WBA and IBF and Zayas,” Lewkowicz said about the best struggles for Foundora.

It is a difficult decision that founder takes on whether to fight Zayas or to go to unification against one of the champions in 154. If he believes in himself, he should happen after the fight against Murtazaliev. The WBA champion, Terence Crawford, will be occupied for the rest of this year, fighting Canelo Alvarez in September.