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The Advertiser
01-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
'We throw down': Tszyu-Fundora rematch on Pacquiao card
Tim Tszyu will earn his shot at redemption in a world title rematch with Sebastian Fundora on a blockbuster card in Las Vegas featuring some of boxing's biggest names including the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Tszyu will joust for the WBC super-welterweight belt on July 19, 16 months after relinquishing his world title strap to Fundora in an epic and bloody bout in Vegas. "This one's the most important of my career. It gives you this burning fire. A rematch gives you the chance to rewrite your mistakes," Tszyu said after losing a split decision last time after fighting mostly blinded after copping a Fundora elbow to the head late in the second round. "From round three to maybe round 10, I wasn't in the right mindset. I lost my head a bit. But I adapted. Started figuring him out - just a bit too late. Now, I know what needs to be done. "I've never made excuses and I won't start now. If you lose, you lose. If you win, you win. My plan? Hit him in the face as hard as I can." Asked about the stylistic match-up against the so-called Towering Inferno, Tszyu didn't shy away from what's to come. "We both like to press. We bring the action. Fighting Fundora can't be technical. You've got to make it a war - and that's what this will be. A war." Tszyu said he was honoured to feature on a stacked card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena headlined by the return of the Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino is seeking to win another world title at age 46 against rising Mexican-American star Mario Barrios. "I was 15 when I saw Pacquiao vs Cotto at MGM. Manny gave me a fist bump and it made my day. Now I'm fighting on the same card. That's wild," the Sydney slayer said. "This is going to be the fight card of the year. Pitbull Cruz to start it, then me and Fundora - we don't throw 10 punches a round. We throw down." Tim Tszyu will earn his shot at redemption in a world title rematch with Sebastian Fundora on a blockbuster card in Las Vegas featuring some of boxing's biggest names including the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Tszyu will joust for the WBC super-welterweight belt on July 19, 16 months after relinquishing his world title strap to Fundora in an epic and bloody bout in Vegas. "This one's the most important of my career. It gives you this burning fire. A rematch gives you the chance to rewrite your mistakes," Tszyu said after losing a split decision last time after fighting mostly blinded after copping a Fundora elbow to the head late in the second round. "From round three to maybe round 10, I wasn't in the right mindset. I lost my head a bit. But I adapted. Started figuring him out - just a bit too late. Now, I know what needs to be done. "I've never made excuses and I won't start now. If you lose, you lose. If you win, you win. My plan? Hit him in the face as hard as I can." Asked about the stylistic match-up against the so-called Towering Inferno, Tszyu didn't shy away from what's to come. "We both like to press. We bring the action. Fighting Fundora can't be technical. You've got to make it a war - and that's what this will be. A war." Tszyu said he was honoured to feature on a stacked card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena headlined by the return of the Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino is seeking to win another world title at age 46 against rising Mexican-American star Mario Barrios. "I was 15 when I saw Pacquiao vs Cotto at MGM. Manny gave me a fist bump and it made my day. Now I'm fighting on the same card. That's wild," the Sydney slayer said. "This is going to be the fight card of the year. Pitbull Cruz to start it, then me and Fundora - we don't throw 10 punches a round. We throw down." Tim Tszyu will earn his shot at redemption in a world title rematch with Sebastian Fundora on a blockbuster card in Las Vegas featuring some of boxing's biggest names including the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Tszyu will joust for the WBC super-welterweight belt on July 19, 16 months after relinquishing his world title strap to Fundora in an epic and bloody bout in Vegas. "This one's the most important of my career. It gives you this burning fire. A rematch gives you the chance to rewrite your mistakes," Tszyu said after losing a split decision last time after fighting mostly blinded after copping a Fundora elbow to the head late in the second round. "From round three to maybe round 10, I wasn't in the right mindset. I lost my head a bit. But I adapted. Started figuring him out - just a bit too late. Now, I know what needs to be done. "I've never made excuses and I won't start now. If you lose, you lose. If you win, you win. My plan? Hit him in the face as hard as I can." Asked about the stylistic match-up against the so-called Towering Inferno, Tszyu didn't shy away from what's to come. "We both like to press. We bring the action. Fighting Fundora can't be technical. You've got to make it a war - and that's what this will be. A war." Tszyu said he was honoured to feature on a stacked card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena headlined by the return of the Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino is seeking to win another world title at age 46 against rising Mexican-American star Mario Barrios. "I was 15 when I saw Pacquiao vs Cotto at MGM. Manny gave me a fist bump and it made my day. Now I'm fighting on the same card. That's wild," the Sydney slayer said. "This is going to be the fight card of the year. Pitbull Cruz to start it, then me and Fundora - we don't throw 10 punches a round. We throw down." Tim Tszyu will earn his shot at redemption in a world title rematch with Sebastian Fundora on a blockbuster card in Las Vegas featuring some of boxing's biggest names including the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Tszyu will joust for the WBC super-welterweight belt on July 19, 16 months after relinquishing his world title strap to Fundora in an epic and bloody bout in Vegas. "This one's the most important of my career. It gives you this burning fire. A rematch gives you the chance to rewrite your mistakes," Tszyu said after losing a split decision last time after fighting mostly blinded after copping a Fundora elbow to the head late in the second round. "From round three to maybe round 10, I wasn't in the right mindset. I lost my head a bit. But I adapted. Started figuring him out - just a bit too late. Now, I know what needs to be done. "I've never made excuses and I won't start now. If you lose, you lose. If you win, you win. My plan? Hit him in the face as hard as I can." Asked about the stylistic match-up against the so-called Towering Inferno, Tszyu didn't shy away from what's to come. "We both like to press. We bring the action. Fighting Fundora can't be technical. You've got to make it a war - and that's what this will be. A war." Tszyu said he was honoured to feature on a stacked card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena headlined by the return of the Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino is seeking to win another world title at age 46 against rising Mexican-American star Mario Barrios. "I was 15 when I saw Pacquiao vs Cotto at MGM. Manny gave me a fist bump and it made my day. Now I'm fighting on the same card. That's wild," the Sydney slayer said. "This is going to be the fight card of the year. Pitbull Cruz to start it, then me and Fundora - we don't throw 10 punches a round. We throw down."
West Australian
31-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
'We throw down': Tszyu-Fundora rematch on Pacquiao card
Tim Tszyu will earn his shot at redemption in a world title rematch with Sebastian Fundora on a blockbuster card in Las Vegas featuring some of boxing's biggest names including the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Tszyu will joust for the WBC super-welterweight belt on July 19, 16 months after relinquishing his world title strap to Fundora in an epic and bloody bout in Vegas. "This one's the most important of my career. It gives you this burning fire. A rematch gives you the chance to rewrite your mistakes," Tszyu said after losing a split decision last time after fighting mostly blinded after copping a Fundora elbow to the head late in the second round. "From round three to maybe round 10, I wasn't in the right mindset. I lost my head a bit. But I adapted. Started figuring him out - just a bit too late. Now, I know what needs to be done. "I've never made excuses and I won't start now. If you lose, you lose. If you win, you win. My plan? Hit him in the face as hard as I can." Asked about the stylistic match-up against the so-called Towering Inferno, Tszyu didn't shy away from what's to come. "We both like to press. We bring the action. Fighting Fundora can't be technical. You've got to make it a war - and that's what this will be. A war." Tszyu said he was honoured to feature on a stacked card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena headlined by the return of the Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino is seeking to win another world title at age 46 against rising Mexican-American star Mario Barrios. "I was 15 when I saw Pacquiao vs Cotto at MGM. Manny gave me a fist bump and it made my day. Now I'm fighting on the same card. That's wild," the Sydney slayer said. "This is going to be the fight card of the year. Pitbull Cruz to start it, then me and Fundora - we don't throw 10 punches a round. We throw down."
Perth Now
31-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
'We throw down': Tszyu-Fundora rematch on Pacquiao card
Tim Tszyu will earn his shot at redemption in a world title rematch with Sebastian Fundora on a blockbuster card in Las Vegas featuring some of boxing's biggest names including the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Tszyu will joust for the WBC super-welterweight belt on July 19, 16 months after relinquishing his world title strap to Fundora in an epic and bloody bout in Vegas. "This one's the most important of my career. It gives you this burning fire. A rematch gives you the chance to rewrite your mistakes," Tszyu said after losing a split decision last time after fighting mostly blinded after copping a Fundora elbow to the head late in the second round. "From round three to maybe round 10, I wasn't in the right mindset. I lost my head a bit. But I adapted. Started figuring him out - just a bit too late. Now, I know what needs to be done. "I've never made excuses and I won't start now. If you lose, you lose. If you win, you win. My plan? Hit him in the face as hard as I can." Asked about the stylistic match-up against the so-called Towering Inferno, Tszyu didn't shy away from what's to come. "We both like to press. We bring the action. Fighting Fundora can't be technical. You've got to make it a war - and that's what this will be. A war." Tszyu said he was honoured to feature on a stacked card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena headlined by the return of the Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino is seeking to win another world title at age 46 against rising Mexican-American star Mario Barrios. "I was 15 when I saw Pacquiao vs Cotto at MGM. Manny gave me a fist bump and it made my day. Now I'm fighting on the same card. That's wild," the Sydney slayer said. "This is going to be the fight card of the year. Pitbull Cruz to start it, then me and Fundora - we don't throw 10 punches a round. We throw down."
The Independent
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Brandon Figueroa to return on Barrios-Pacquiao card?
Former unified world champion Brandon Figueroa will reportedly face Joet Gonzalez on the undercard of Barrios-Pacquiao. Figueroa, 25-2-1 (19), was last seen in the ring in February when he lost a unanimous decision to Stephen Fulton in Las Vegas. That fight saw Figueroa lost his WBC featherweight title. It was Figueroa's second decision loss to Fulton, with the pair having also fought in 2021. Now, it has been reported by Dan Rafael that Figueroa will face Gonzalez as one of the supporting bouts to Barrios-Pacquiao, which takes place on 19 July in Las Vegas. Rafael made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter), citing 'sources'. It is understood that Pacquiao, at the age of 46, will be fighting a scheduled twelve rounds in an attempt to wrest away Barrios's WBC welterweight championship. Gonzalez, 27-4 (15), last fought at the beginning of March, taking a split decision over ten rounds against Arnold Khegai in Long Beach. Prior to that, Gonzalez thought in September last year, dropping a unanimous decision to Luis Alberto Lopez for the IBF world featherweight title. Intriguingly, Gonzalez has never been stopped in four losses, with all of those reverses coming at world-title level. Joining the action on the night will be a reported rematch between Sebastian Fundora and Tim Tszyu. The pair originally met in Las Vegas just over a year ago in a bout that saw Fundora win by split decision over twelve rounds for the WBC and WBO super-welterweight titles. Since then, Fundora has fought once in a bout in March, beating Chordale Booker by technical knockout in four rounds. Tszyu, meanwhile, suffered a crushing loss in his first fight against Fundora, being demolished in three rounds by IBF super-welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev. Tszyu last fought in April when he stopped Joseph Spencer in four rounds in Newcastle, Australia.
The Advertiser
14-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Tszyu forecasts belt in his house after Fundora rematch
Tim Tszyu knows six-foot-six southpaw Sebastian Fundora poses a unique threat after losing to the American in a blood-splattered world-title fight by split decision in March 2024. But the Australian insists both fighters have a point to prove when they face off again in Las Vegas later this year, after a stray elbow caused blood to stream down his face in their first meeting. Tszyu's confidence in taking out the rematch has extended to organising his bedroom, saying he's cleared a space for the iconic world-title belt when he wins. "I've cleared out my cupboard ... on the left-hand side I've made a spot specifically for the WBC belt," Tszyu said on Wednesday. "I've left it there and I'm visualising that green belt being there." Speaking at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney before Australian Sam Goodman's world-title eliminator, Tszyu admits it's hard to find a sparring partner that lines up with the American's unique traits. "Fundora is a tough fight for anyone with his natural God-given abilities being that tall," Tszyu said on Wednesday. "You have to make it a dogfight in there. "This isn't round one, it's going to be round 13 as soon as we start." Despite some skirmishes with Fundora's agent Sampson Lewkowicz in the past, the Sydney superstar was full of praise for the American fighter's camp for agreeing to the rematch when other options were available. "They're (Fundora's camp) respectful, they understand the magnitude and the fact that it was a split decision," Tszyu said. "It was just one judge that scored the fight one round ahead. "I think for him there were a lot of questions as well, it wasn't a clear answer, so there's a lot for us both to prove." Tszyu also teased a possible matchup with former unified world champion Keith Thurman, saying: "Stay in the loop, because there could be a potential superfight happening with titles on the line." The 30-year-old had been expected to take on Thurman on the Gold Coast in July before the announcement of the rematch with Fundora. No date has been finalised for the rematch, but Lewkowicz told BoxingScene the fight would take place in Las Vegas in either July or August. Tim Tszyu knows six-foot-six southpaw Sebastian Fundora poses a unique threat after losing to the American in a blood-splattered world-title fight by split decision in March 2024. But the Australian insists both fighters have a point to prove when they face off again in Las Vegas later this year, after a stray elbow caused blood to stream down his face in their first meeting. Tszyu's confidence in taking out the rematch has extended to organising his bedroom, saying he's cleared a space for the iconic world-title belt when he wins. "I've cleared out my cupboard ... on the left-hand side I've made a spot specifically for the WBC belt," Tszyu said on Wednesday. "I've left it there and I'm visualising that green belt being there." Speaking at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney before Australian Sam Goodman's world-title eliminator, Tszyu admits it's hard to find a sparring partner that lines up with the American's unique traits. "Fundora is a tough fight for anyone with his natural God-given abilities being that tall," Tszyu said on Wednesday. "You have to make it a dogfight in there. "This isn't round one, it's going to be round 13 as soon as we start." Despite some skirmishes with Fundora's agent Sampson Lewkowicz in the past, the Sydney superstar was full of praise for the American fighter's camp for agreeing to the rematch when other options were available. "They're (Fundora's camp) respectful, they understand the magnitude and the fact that it was a split decision," Tszyu said. "It was just one judge that scored the fight one round ahead. "I think for him there were a lot of questions as well, it wasn't a clear answer, so there's a lot for us both to prove." Tszyu also teased a possible matchup with former unified world champion Keith Thurman, saying: "Stay in the loop, because there could be a potential superfight happening with titles on the line." The 30-year-old had been expected to take on Thurman on the Gold Coast in July before the announcement of the rematch with Fundora. No date has been finalised for the rematch, but Lewkowicz told BoxingScene the fight would take place in Las Vegas in either July or August. Tim Tszyu knows six-foot-six southpaw Sebastian Fundora poses a unique threat after losing to the American in a blood-splattered world-title fight by split decision in March 2024. But the Australian insists both fighters have a point to prove when they face off again in Las Vegas later this year, after a stray elbow caused blood to stream down his face in their first meeting. Tszyu's confidence in taking out the rematch has extended to organising his bedroom, saying he's cleared a space for the iconic world-title belt when he wins. "I've cleared out my cupboard ... on the left-hand side I've made a spot specifically for the WBC belt," Tszyu said on Wednesday. "I've left it there and I'm visualising that green belt being there." Speaking at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney before Australian Sam Goodman's world-title eliminator, Tszyu admits it's hard to find a sparring partner that lines up with the American's unique traits. "Fundora is a tough fight for anyone with his natural God-given abilities being that tall," Tszyu said on Wednesday. "You have to make it a dogfight in there. "This isn't round one, it's going to be round 13 as soon as we start." Despite some skirmishes with Fundora's agent Sampson Lewkowicz in the past, the Sydney superstar was full of praise for the American fighter's camp for agreeing to the rematch when other options were available. "They're (Fundora's camp) respectful, they understand the magnitude and the fact that it was a split decision," Tszyu said. "It was just one judge that scored the fight one round ahead. "I think for him there were a lot of questions as well, it wasn't a clear answer, so there's a lot for us both to prove." Tszyu also teased a possible matchup with former unified world champion Keith Thurman, saying: "Stay in the loop, because there could be a potential superfight happening with titles on the line." The 30-year-old had been expected to take on Thurman on the Gold Coast in July before the announcement of the rematch with Fundora. No date has been finalised for the rematch, but Lewkowicz told BoxingScene the fight would take place in Las Vegas in either July or August.
