Fundora vs Mendoza

Who won Fundora vs Mendoza?

Brian Mendoza beat Sebastian Fundora by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, April 8th, 2023, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC super welterweight championship of the world.

Fundora was making his 2nd defense of the WBC World Super Welterweight Championship. He won this belt against Tim Tszyu in March 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 1 month and 24 days.

Also on the undercard Brandun Lee was victorious over Pedro Campa, Luis Reynaldo Nunez beat Christian Olivo, and Frank Sanchez defeated Daniel Martz.

Fundora vs Mendoza stats

Back in April 2023, Sebastian Fundora stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Brian Mendoza made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Sebastian Fundora was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Fundora had a height advantage of 8 inches over Mendoza. That also extended to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Sebastian Fundora fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brian Mendoza was an orthodox fighter.

Fundora was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 1 month later than Mendoza, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, totaling 132 compared to Mendoza's 113.

Brian Mendoza was ranked number 12 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

Fundora vs Mendoza form

Fundora had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Carlos Ocampo on October 8, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Erickson Lubin on April 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC Interim World Light Middleweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sergio Garcia on December 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Staples Center, California.

Before that, he had won against Jorge Cota on May 1, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

He had beaten Habib Ahmed on December 5, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Activity check

Fundora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Mendoza's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.7 rounds on average.

What time did Fundora vs Mendoza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Fundora vs Mendoza?

Fundora vs Mendoza was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Fundora vs Mendoza?

Sebastian Fundora was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Brian Mendoza made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.