Tim Tszyu vs. Sebastian Fundora Tale Of The Tape

Australian Tim Tszyu takes his perfect 24-fight record to Las Vegas for a clash against Sebastian Fundora at T-Mobile Arena on March 30th.

It will be Tszyu’s first big fight in Nevada while his opponent has had just one fight since he lost a split decision to the legendary Manny Pacquiao in July 2019.

Tszyu's WBO light middleweight title and the vacant WBC light middleweight title will be on the line in this match.

Tale of the Tape

	Tim Tszyu	Sebastian Fundora
Odds	-500	+350
Age	29	26
Nickname	The Soul Taker	The Towering Inferno
Height	5ft 9ins	6ft 5ins
Reach	70.5 ins	80 ins
Weight	Light-middleweight	Light-middleweight
Trainer	Igot Goloubev	Freddy Fundora
Record	24-0 (17 KOs)	20-1 (13 KOs, 1 Draw)
Last fight	Brian Mendoza (Won UD, October 2023)	Brian Mendoza (Loss KO, April 2023)

Tim Tszyu profile

When your father was an undisputed world champion, you have some big boots to fill, but Tim Tszyu has been steadily moving up the ranks and now faces his first big night in Vegas.

He won his first professional fight in December 2016 and claimed his first title when the beat Wade Ryan in his seventh fight to take the vacant WBO-ABCO Continental light-middleweight title.

Other belts he captured were the WBA Oceania interim and Australian light-middleweight title before the WBO interim title came into his possession with a win over Tony Harrison, and he made headlines when he beat former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn in August 2020.

He was promoted to be WBO junior lightweight holder after his decision win over Brian Mendoza in his last fight and heading to Vegas now seems the next natural move for someone who has his eyes set on even greater heights.

Tszyu comes up against a highly-experienced opponent at T-Mobile Arena, but he is a hot favorite to maintain his unbeaten record in a contest at a catchweight of 155lbs.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Puts in a great volume of punches	This is only his second fight in the US
Very high fitness level	Fight looks a step up in class
Has the ability to go through the gears	Sometimes struggles to evade punches

Sebastian Fundora profile

Towering 26-year-old Sebastian Fundora has stepped in to fight Tim Tszyu after his original opponent, Keith Thurman, withdrew after suffering an injury in training.

Fundora stands at 6-foot-5 while fighting in the light middleweight division, and his 80-inch reach is far greater than most of his opponents'.

Fundora won his first 13 professional fights before drawing Jamontay Clark in a 10-round bout for the vacant WBC Youth light middleweight title in 2019.

He then won his next seven matches, which included winning the vacant WBC interim light middleweight title from Erickson Lubin in April 2022 and successfully defending it against Carlos Ocampo in October 2022.

Fundora lost his most recent fight via seventh-round knockout to Brian Mendoza, who was the last opponent to face Tszyu. The Towering Inferno lost the interim title in that match.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Reach	Fighting Tszyu on short notice
Endurance	Vulnerable to body punches
Versatile, likes to fight on the inside	Lost most recent match

Odds mentioned in this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.