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) has seen two of his options for his next fight rejected by the World Boxing Organization in the last week.
Fundora was originally scheduled to defend against Errol Spence (28-1, 22 KOs), but the WBO chose not to sanction the fight. Their reasons were that Spence hadn’t fought in 1.5 years. coming off a loss he had never fought at 154, and was not ranked in the WBO top 15.
Fundora’s team reportedly wanted to use Joey Spencer (19-1, 11 KOs), but he wasn’t even ranked in the top 15, so he wasn’t a good matchup.
A dangerous challenge
Former WBC 154-pound interim champion Bohachuk is ranked #8 in the WBO, which would make him ideal for Fundora to use as an opponent for his March 30 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 he could beat a slugger last year in Tim Tszyu, it’s a different story with Bohachuk. He’s not someone who uploads individual shots like Tszyu does. He consistently throws heavy punches the same way Artur Beterbiev does and is good at fighting on the inside. It can generate a lot of power inside. Tszyu couldn’t do that.
If Team Fundora wants to move down the WBO’s top 15 contenders list, they may not be happy about Sebastian fighting someone like Charles Conwell or Xander Zayas. That’s two fights, just like it would be if he was fighting Bohachuk.
If Fundora feels he is ready, he should fight Bohachuk because he is free and volunteers to fight him. That’s half the battle.
Sebastian let’s fight in LA
— Serhii Bohachuk 🇺🇦 (@SBohachuk) January 19, 2025
Last updated on 01/19/2025
