Gabriela Fundora (16-0, 8 KOs, 1 NC) put in another dominant performance to defeat Marilyn Badillo (19-1-1, 3 KOs) via seventh round technical knockout.
The official time of stoppage was 1:44. With the victory, Fundora remains the undisputed flyweight world champion. She achieved that status in November last year with a stoppage of Gabriela Alaniz.
The fight headlined a Golden Boy Promotions card – in association with Zanfer Boxing – at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, CA. Fight fans around the world could catch the action live on DAZN.
Gabriela Fundora Stops Marilyn Badillo
Gabriela Fundora vs. Marilyn Badillo Fight Recap
From the beginning, Fundora was able to keep her opponent at bay while landing her punches. Despite Badillo’s best efforts, she struggled to get within striking reach and was otherwise unable to land much from a distance due to having the shorter reach. As a result, the undisputed champion was throwing and landing significantly more punches.
As the fight entered the middle rounds, Fundora picked up the tempo. After pressing forward and sending Badillo back to the ropes, Fundora landed a straight left to the head that caused the challenger to take a knee. Though Badillo got up, she appeared to have had enough and the fight was waved off by the referee.
NO MORE FOR MARILYN BADILLO!!! Gabriela Fundora successfully defends her undisputed titles in her first ever main event!!! pic.twitter.com/wQiIxbrHft
— Golden Boy (@GoldenBoyBoxing) April 20, 2025
Post-fight Interview
Gabriela Fundora
“I think I’m maturing,” said Fundora. “I knew the stoppage was gonna come. It’s just how I wanted to place it and I think with this one it was more of a relaxed type kinda tempo.”
“I think it’s just the hard work that we put in the gym…I’m 23 and I think it’s just with age comes more maturity.”
Undercard Results
DAZN Broadcast
Jorge Perez (33-4, 26 KOs) won via split decision against Charles Conwell (21-1, 16 KOs) in a 12-round super welterweight bout. While one judge had it 115-113 for Conwell, the other two saw it 115-113 for Perez.
Tristan Kalkreuth (15-1, 10 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Felix Valera (24-8, 21 KOs) in a 10-round heavyweight contest. Scores were 99-91 (x2) and 97-93.
Ruslan Abdullaev (2-0, 1 KO) won a unanimous decision against Jino Rodrigo (13-5-2, 11 KOs) in an eight-round super lightweight clash. Scores were 80-71 across the board. In round four, Rodrigo was knocked down by a left hook to the head.
Opening the broadcast on DAZN, Joel Iriarte (7-0, 7 KOs) won via first round stoppage against Marcos Jimenez (25-12, 17 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round welterweight fight was 1:44. Jimenez was knocked down by a left hook to the head. His corner indicated that they had enough, putting an end to proceedings.
YouTube Broadcast
On a portion of the undercard that was broadcast on YouTube, Jorge Chavez (14-0, 8 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Brandon Douglas (13-2, 11 KOs). Scores for their eight-round super bantamweight bout were 80-71 across the board. Douglas was knocked down in the second from a left hook to the head.
Joshua Edwards (1-0, 1 KO) won via second round stoppage against Larry Gonzales (0-1-1, 0 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this four-round heavyweight contest was 1:51. Gonzales was getting hit with a barrage of punches and not defending himself, resulting in the fight being stopped with him still standing.
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Samuel Torres-Castellanos (2-0, 1 KO) won via first round stoppage against Marc Misiura (3-8-1, 1 KO). The official time of stoppage for this four-round super welterweight clash was 3:00. Misiura’s corner withdrew him from the bout after the conclusion of round one.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk (21-2, 17 KOs) won via third round knockout against Anthony Hollaway (9-8-3, 7 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round cruiserweight fight was 1:37. Hollaway was first knocked down in the third from a left hook to the head. Not long after, Gvozdyk landed another left hook upstairs that sent his opponent down once again. Referee David Solivan put an end to proceedings after not getting a satisfactory response from Hollaway.
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Opening the broadcast, Dalis Kaleiopu (7-0, 5 KOs) won via first round knockout against Jesus Perez (14-21-1, 8 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this six-round lightweight bout was 2:23. Perez was knocked down by a straight right hand to the head. He was unable to get up, giving Kaleiopu the knockout victory.
