FOLLOWING scorching on the heels of final week’s postponement of Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall II, experiences counsel that one other intriguing struggle has sadly fallen by the wayside immediately (March 18).
The March 30 welterweight struggle between Tim Tszyu and Keith Thurman, which was to function PBC’s inaugural pay-per-view providing on Amazon Prime, is off resulting from an damage suffered by Thurman in coaching. The damage, supposedly an damage to his biceps, has pressured Thurman to withdraw from the struggle and leaves Tszyu now trying to find a substitute opponent.
That opponent, in accordance with ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, may very properly be Sebastian Fundora, who was set to struggle on the occasion’s undercard towards Serhii Bohachuk in a vacant WBC title struggle. As an alternative, due to Thurman’s damage there may be now each likelihood Fundora will step in to interchange “One Time” and struggle Tszyu for the Australian’s WBO model of the super-lightweight crown.
If that proves to be the case, credit score should go to each Fundora for taking the chance at brief discover (when coming off his first loss) and Tszyu for agreeing to the change when the distinction in types between Thurman and Fundora is so stark and dramatic. In any case, to go from making ready for an inactive and maybe over-the-hill former champion who stands at 5 foot 9 and fights within the orthodox stance to now making ready for a six foot 5 southpaw nonetheless very a lot on the rise represents fairly the handbrake flip. Fairly the chance, too.
Keith Thurman is out (Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions)
