Fundora brutally knocks out Hadribeaj with one second left to retain 154lb title

Fundora lands decisive blow at 2:59 of final roundChampion makes fourth successful title defense6ft 5in fighter targets undisputed crown at 154lbSebastian Fundora kept his pursuit of an undisputed championship on track with a second to spare.Fundora stopped Ermal Hadribeaj with a left hand at 2:59 of the 12th round on Saturday night at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas to retain his WBC super welterweight title. Continue reading…

Sebastian Fundora stopped Ermal Hadribeaj in the final second of their 12-round fight in Las Vegas to retain his WBC super welterweight title Sebastian Fundora kept his pursuit of an undisputed championship on track with a second to spare. Fundora stopped Ermal Hadribeaj with a left hand at 2:59 of the 12th round on Saturday night at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas to retain his WBC super welterweight title. Fundora (25-1-1, 17 KOs) made his fourth successful title defense and handed Hadribeaj (23-1-1) his first professional loss. “It was an interesting fight,” Fundora said.

“I had to go back and fight on the inside and show everyone again that I can still do that. It was dramatic to knock him out at the last second. But we’ll go back to the gym and fix some things.” Fundora entered the bout looking toward a chance to unify the 154lb division, but first had to get past a stubborn mandatory challenger. Hadribeaj attacked the body early, crouching beneath Fundora’s punches and landing looping shots over the top. Fundora caught him in the second round, and Hadribeaj increasingly resorted to