Who won Tszyu vs Fundora?
Sebastian Fundora beat Tim Tszyu by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 30th March 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 113-115, 112-116 in favor of winner Sebastian Fundora.
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 unified super welterweight championship of the world, with the WBO & WBC belts on the line.
Also, on the undercard Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was defeated by Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz for the WBA World Super Lightweight championship, Erislandy Lara beat Michael Zerafa for the WBA World Middleweight belt, Julio Cesar Martinez defeated Angelino Cordova for the WBC World Flyweight title, Brian Mendoza was defeated by Serhii Bohachuk for the WBC Interim World Super Welterweight championship and Curmel Moton beat Anthony Cuba.
Tszyu vs Fundora stats
Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.
Sebastian Fundora made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.
Tim Tszyu was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.
Fundora had a height advantage of 9 inches over Tszyu. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.
Tim Tszyu fought out of the orthodox stance, while Sebastian Fundora was a southpaw.
Tszyu was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 months later than Fundora, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 141 to Fundora's 128.
Sebastian Fundora was ranked number 3 by the WBC in the 154lb division.
Tszyu vs Fundora form
Tszyu had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Brian Mendoza on 15th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, Australia.
Previous to that, he had beat Carlos Ocampo on 18th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.
Going into that contest, he had won against Tony Harrison on 11th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney.
Before that, he had beat Terrell Gausha on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Armory, Minneapolis, United States.
He had defeated Takeshi Inoue on 17th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, New South Wales, Australia.
Fundora had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Brian Mendoza on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC Interim World Light Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Carlos Ocampo on 8th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, Carson.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Erickson Lubin on 9th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC Interim World Light Middleweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.
Before that, he had beat Sergio Garcia on 5th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Staples Center, California.
He had won against Jorge Cota on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 4th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tim Tszyu had been fighting more than Sebastian Fundora.
Going to this contest, Tim Tszyu had last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Sebastian Fundora's last outing had been 11 months and 22 days ago.
Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
Fundora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
What time did Tszyu vs Fundora start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Tszyu vs Fundora?
The Amazon Prime PPV show is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The Triller TV broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:00 AM (BTS).
What were the odds on Tszyu vs Fundora?
Tim Tszyu was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Sebastian Fundora made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.
Very disappointing that you can win a world title fight with an illegal elbow.