Serhii Bohachuk has volunteered to be the next Challenger for WBC and WBO Junior Middleweight Champion Sebastian Fundora for his next fight in March. Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs) saw two of his options for his next fight rejected by the World Boxing Organization this past week.
Fundora initially planned to defend against Errol Spence (28-1, 22 KOs), but the WBO chose not to sanction the fight. Their reasons were that Spence had not fought in 1.5 years. lost, had never fought at 154, and was not ranked in the WBO’s top 15.
Fundora’s team reportedly wanted to use Joey Spencer (19-1, 11 KOs), but he wasn’t ranked in the top 15 either, so he wasn’t a good one or an opponent.
A dangerous challenge
Former WBC interim 154-lb champion Bohachuk is ranked #8 WBO, which would make him perfect for Fundora to use as an opponent for his 30th fight. The only problem is that Fundora’s management may not want to use Bohachuk (25-2, 24 KOs) because he is dangerous.
Although Fundora proved in Tim Tszyu last year that he could beat a slugger, it is a different story with Bohachuk. He is not one to charge on single shots like Tszyu does. He consistently throws hard punches in the same manner as Artur Beterbiev, and he is good at fighting on the inside. He can generate a lot of power on the inside. Tszyu could not do it.
If Team Fundora wants to work their way up the list of WBO’s top 15 contenders, they may not be happy that Sebastian is also fighting the likes of Charles Conwell or Xander Zayas. It’s two fights, just like it would be if he fought Bohachuk.
If Fundora feels he is ready for it, he should take the fight to Bohachuk because he is free and he volunteers to fight him. That’s half the battle.
Sebastian let’s fight in la
— Serhii Bohachuk 🇺🇦 (@SBohachuk) January 19, 2025
Last updated on 19/01/2025
