Tim Tszyu has had to deal with a last-minute replacement opponent and now a huge size difference has revealed itself in his first face-off with Sebastian Fundora ahead of their fight at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Tszyu, who has won all 24 of his fights, was set to face ex-welterweight world champion Keith Thurman, who had fought just once since losing his WBA welterweight title to Manny Pacquiao back in 2019, but he sustained a bicep injury in camp and has had to pull out.
The new man stepping in is Fundora, who himself was also set to face off with another opponent but was keen to take this higher profile fight, which will be the first show on Amazon Prime. He is a 26-year-old southpaw with a record of 20-1-1, with 13 knockout wins.
The pair faced-off for the first time at the media workout ahead of the fight. Premier Boxing Champions caught the moment on video and it shows the lean and lanky Fundora standing what looks to be at least a whole foot taller than reigning world champion Tszyu.
Tim Tszyu vs Sebastian Fundora first face-off ahead of March 30th…
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The fight is a unification for the WBC and WBO world title and will see Tszyu be presented with different challenges than he has before given the huge size and reach differential between the two fighters.
