Serhii Bohachuk and Sebastian Fundora is a fan-friendly fight. What is at stake is an interim world title fight, which could make the fight more compelling.
Bohachuk and Fundora will meet in a 12-round fight, with March as the scheduled date, Tom Loeffler confirmed to BoxingScene on Friday afternoon.
Loeffler promotes Bohachuk.
“This is a great fight between Bohachuk and Fundora,” Loeffler told BoxingScene. “It’s going to be a safe, fan-friendly fight because they’re both very aggressive and big punchers.”
There will be a lot at stake between once-beaten fighters. At stake is the WBC interim junior middleweight world title.
Both fighters are ranked in the top five of the WBC. Fundora and Bohachuk are ranked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
Bohachuk (23-1, 23 KOs), originally from Vinitza, Ukraine, and now living and training in Los Angeles, last fought on July 22, stopping Ghanaian Patrick Allotey in the first round. In his previous fight on January 27 of last year, Bohachuk knocked out former fringe contender Nathaniel Gallimore in the sixth round.
The 28-year-old has won his last five fights since losing by knockout to Brandon Adams in March 2021. Bohachuk was up 68-64, 68-64 and 69-63 at the time of the stoppage.
Fundora also suffered his only loss while up on the scorecards. In his last fight on April 8, Fundora was knocked out by Brian Mendoza in the seventh round. Fundora was ahead on all the judges’ scorecards (60-54, 60-54 and 59-55) when the fight was stopped.
The 26-year-old Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs), who resides in Coachella, California, defeated Carlos Ocampo by unanimous decision in his previous fight in October 2022. The 6’6” has victories over Erickson Lubin , Sergio García, Jorge Cota, Habib Ahmed and Gallimore.
Loeffler stated that all official details of the fight will be officially announced.
“The exact date and location will be announced soon,” Loeffler said.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for BoxingScene since September 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He can be contacted by email at [email protected] or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
