A verbal agreement! Thurman vs. Fondora: The Battle of Las Vegas on October 18

For the 154-pound super middleweight WBC champion "Head Hell" Sebastian Fondora, one person must be thanked to be able to achieve today's results, that is, Keith Thurman. If Thurman had not withdrawn from the confrontation due to injury last year and was replaced by Fondora, then Fondora might still be a "balance" now, so he knew this very well, so he decided to express his gratitude by confronting Thurman.

This week, the well-known media "BoxingScene" learned from two official personnel that the 27-year-old Fondola has reached a verbal agreement with Thurman, 36-year-old Thurman, and the two sides will start a battle in Las Vegas on October 18. Thurman will challenge the WBC boxing champion belt owned by Fondola, and the game will be broadcast live on paid by Prime Video.

Thurman could have challenged Tim Tsyou, then WBO super welterweight champion in March 2024. At the same time, both sides were also competing for the vacant WBC title. However, shortly after the start of the game, Thurman was forced to withdraw due to an accidental biceps injury during training. Tsyou chose Fondola in this case. He originally thought it was an easy game, but he lost to his opponent with a forehead injury. Fondola reached the top overnight and had two gold belts, WBC and WBO.

Last month, Fondora won again in the second battle with Tsyu. This time he was stronger than the battle. He knocked down his opponent in the first round, and finally forced Tsyu to give up resistance in the seventh round. Before this, Fondora refused to face WBO forced challenger Zand Zayas because she insisted on rematch with Tsyu, so she gave up her WBO title, but still owned the WBC boxing champion belt.

Now, Thurman ranked 8th in the WBC super welterweight category and is qualified to challenge Fondola. He played his first game this spring that was three years away from the boxing world, easily tied Brock Jarvis in 3 rounds and successfully made a comeback. Before that, Thurman defeated the current 147-pound welterweight WBC champion Mario Barrios in February 2022. Thurman's only loss so far was a loss to Manny Pacquiao in 2019, with a 31 win and 1 loss in the entire career, and 23 KOs of his opponents. The battle between Thurman vs. Fondora is still very interesting, and it is also a classic competition between new and old boxers. As for how suspense is, Thurman, who has passed his peak period, is unlikely to be listed as a popular one. Thurman challenged Fondora, although he had advantages in technology and experience, but his age and physique were completely at a disadvantage. Thurman is 1.77 meters tall and wingspan is 1.75 meters. On the contrary, Fondora is 1.97 meters tall and wingspan reaches 2.03 meters. Will Thurman become the second Zyu? Maybe he can take a try, but it is hard to imagine that he will make a breakthrough. I wish Thurman good luck.