Sebastian Fundora will defend his WBC 154 lb title against Keith Thurman in a Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view main event tonight from Las Vegas.
Fundora (23-1-1, 15 KO) comes in as the favorite, with the veteran Thurman (31-1, 23 KO) having fought just twice this decade, in 2022 and 2025. The 37-year-old Thurman is looking to recapture his glory and become a two-division world champion, while the towering, 6’5” Fundora wants to solidify his status as one of boxing’s new standout champions.
We’ll be here with live results, updates, and round by round scoring from Wil Esco down in the comments section. Join us tonight!
Fundura vs Thurman live results
- Sebastian Fundora def. Keith Thurman via TKO-6. This was not competitive at all. Thurman (31-2, 23 KO) got tagged at the opening bell and it never got any better for him. By the end, the 37-year-old former welterweight titlist’s face was a mess, and he was stopped under constant pressure from Fundora (24-1-1, 16 KO), who had been teeing off for most of the fight and was getting extra aggressive in the fifth and sixth rounds. Thurman didn’t like the timing of the stoppage, but he was retreating desperately with a bleeding, battered face, eating shot after shot, and referee Thomas Taylor simply saw enough. Thurman is a very tough man and he DID try his best to win this fight, but beating Fundora was just well beyond the abilities Thurman has left. Fundora took so little damage that he could really do a quick turnaround and fight within a few months, if he wanted.
- Yoenis Tellez def. Brian Mendoza via UD-10. Judges saw this 97-93, 97-93, and 98-92 for Tellez, and those scores are reasonable enough, but it was a close fight. Tellez just kept winning a lot of rounds, even if they were by thin margins. Bad Left Hook unofficially had it 97-93 for Tellez from both myself and Wil Esco. Tellez (12-1, 8 KO) and Mendoza (23-5, 17 KO) both showed a lot of toughness in this one, with Tellez fighting through what might have been a broken nose, and Mendoza a pretty nasty cut and swollen eye, both injuries the result of some wicked head clashes. Mendoza is going to feel like he got the short end, because he fought hard all the way and had a pretty good showing against a good opponent, but the judges liked Tellez’s work better, and I think they got it right. But at 32, Mendoza still looks like he has some gas in the tank, while Tellez moves back toward a title fight.
- Yoenli Hernandez def. Terrell Gausha via TKO-4. Hernandez (10-0, 9 KO) totally dominated the action in this fight, as the veteran Gausha (24-6-1, 12 KO) was reduced to pretty much weathering the storm and surviving round-to-round, with very little offense coming back. The stoppage is going to be criticized, as referee Allen Huggins probably didn’t have to stop this one when he did, but it was a totally one-sided affair and he was the one up close to all of it. I think Hernandez, 28, has real potential to break out as a top middleweight sooner than later, and he has a pleasing style to watch. It’s the first time Gausha’s ever been stopped, which will increase some of the criticism, but I don’t think that factoid should ever be something a referee makes extra consideration for, either, which will put me at odds with some, I understand.
- Gurgen “Big Gug” Hovhannisyan def. Cesar Navarro by TKO-5. Hovhannisyan (10-0, 9 KO) got the pretty easy win here. He’s a natural heavyweight, and a big one at 6’7”, 280 lbs, and Navarro (15-4, 13 KO) is in good shape but a small heavyweight who actually turned pro as a welterweight in 2017. That made the complete difference, Navarro just couldn’t really find a way to get anything done. Hovhannisyan started unloading in the fifth round, throwing both hands, and too much came in with no response from Navarro, so the referee stopped it. Hovhannisyan is 28, very likable guy, has a good team, but the upside does look somewhat limited for now. Looks like he has a mid-level ceiling. But he’s a unit, and can be fun to watch. Heavyweights like that can make some money without being elite.
How to watch Fundora vs Thurman
- Start time: 8:00 pm ET
- How to watch: Prime Video PPV or PPV.com
- Price: $74.99
- Location: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
Fundora vs Thurman pay-per-view running order
- Gurgen “Big Gug” Hovhannisyan vs Cesar Navarro, heavyweights, 10 rounds
- Yoenli Hernandez vs Terrell Gausha, middleweights, 10 rounds
- Yoenis Tellez vs Brian Mendoza, super welterweights, 10 rounds
- Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman, super welteweights, 12 rounds, for Fundora’s WBC title
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