In a shocker, super welterweight Brian Mendoza (22-2, 16 KOs) knocked out previously undefeated WBC interim champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) in the seventh round on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Mendoza chopped down the 6’6 Fundora with a left hook/right hand/left hook to end it. Fundora was counted out at :39.
At the time of the sudden KO, 10:1 favorite Fundora was up on the cards 60-54, 60-54, 59-55.
Incredible upset! Knockout of the year!
Good win for Mendoza.
Both good guys too bad somebody had to loose but that was a crushing knockout.
I said months ago that Fundora was a devastating face plant KO waiting to happen. What happened was almost worse than a face plant. That kid is prob done, give kudos to him for a classy post fight interview.
Yup.
Never fall asleep in a fight or you will get put to sleep. Congratulations to Mendoza, fundora handles the loss Well he’s a good fighter. He’ll be back.
I fell asleep
this is soooooo cool finally a good fight
Left hook, right, & left and out Fundora. Brian Mendoza was losing the fight. I want to say, it was a kind of lucky kind of left hook. I wonder why Fundora did not try to get up. was he that hurt that he did not make an effort to get up.
Brian face was bloodied, Referee warned him too many times of holding. Fundora to his father, Brian is fighting dirty, Papa Fundora, don’t worry Brian is not doing anything, then KO…
OOOOOOOOHHHHHH…WTF!!!! I hope there is a rematch.
Fundora threw that uppercut from out of range with a low defensive hand, and Mendoza timed it perfectly. Mendoza was smart enough to get in two (2) more shots before Fundora hit the canvas.
A great moment for the Mendoza family.
You are correct….E Man…that boxing style…Fundora use is suspect to a timing punch….drawing back to generate power… particularly at close range… eventually a time counter destroys that style and that is exactly what happened here…Fundora will learn from this and comeback….
Feel very sad for Fundora. Seems like a great person but those last 3 shots were brutal. Shocked the ref didnt wave it off instantly after the head bounce. Thought for a second Fundora was going to pull a Fury and get up but dude was lights out.
Lee vs Campa was a lot closer to me. 6 to 4 to either fighters or 5 to 5.
Tai….that was fun to watch…Props to both ….thought Lee was going to fold during the middle rounds with the intense body attack from Campa…Lee showed heart and continued a great fight.could have easily been a draw…good stuff.,
Sean… Yes, it was fun to watch. This is a fight I hate to see a fighter lose. Campa relentless body attack was paying dividends during the middle rounds. Lee was faster and with better ring IQ, but decided to duck it out more than what he needed to do.
Yeah, we all knew that was coming. Dude was ripe for a KO. I think we’ve all been seeing it and saying it here. I mean, you can’t keep using your face as your defense.
I did not expected fundora to baddly get roasted and put to sleep in a second! He was tearing mendoza apart but, left himself open and booooooom shacka lacka hitta quitta took over! I hope he bounces! It was hard to keep up with the shakur fight, the fundora fight and the ufc switching channels back and forward! Its a great month of boxing!
TIGRE ….what a helluva night of boxing programming…three networks showing fights..some at the same time… competition increases quality….use different streaming sites …my computer and phone to watch all three…at the same time!!!!! Good Stuff…..Showtime had the best card…with DAZN slightly behind….Good Ish!!!! Love it
Exposed!!!! I actually didnt see this one coming.
Another hype train dismantled.
Tszyu in 2!
Didn’t see that coming. Congrats to Mendoza!
Should have taken heed of the 16 knockout wins Mendoza has ( now 17 ) and not walked in hands down, bent over so you are six foot instead of six feet seven inches thinking you are a string bean inside brawler and not using your massive physical advantages. Live and learn I suppose, grinning, half sat up as you are needlessly counted out in what I am sure will be a career changing loss.
*15 now 16 knockouts
Problem is you just described Fundora in every single fight. It has been been brought up with him by interviewers and he just says that he likes to trade and get hit, basically.
Another hype job bites the dust.
I guess those loaded gloves he had vs. Erickson Lubin couldn’t save Fundora tonight. Excellent win for Mendoza.
Fun is now over..Dora to go home.
This reminded me of Martinez vs Williams. It had the same type of surprise.
As I was explaining to my 8 year old daughter how to get to get to the inside on a much taller fighter, Mendoza faked a hard jab to the body, opening Fundoras guard upstairs and I said “or, you can do that…” LOL.
I’ve been wondering about how Fundora would handle adversity at the pro ranks and now we’re here.
I’m curious to see what the post fight test results will show. Mendoza looked a bit, well, you know.
Now would be a great time for Fundora to hire either a new trainer, or someone to correct his deficiencies, so he can become a more complete fighter. From that perspective, this loss was an asset. Not a liability. Fundora needs 4 months to mentally & physically recover from this. Then fight 10 guys over the next 14 months. In 18 months from now, October 2018, he can go back to fighting top guys. If he improves, he might be something special. If not, he needs to find another job.
For Mendoza, he is out of his mind if he thinks he is the top Jr. Mid. Put him in with Tim Tszyu and lets see how good he is. Put Mendoza in with Ammo Williams. Whomever wins that fight fights Tszyu.
Mendoza Will ko Tsyzu. If Fundora could not hold him off, how will Tsyzu do it?
He was holding him off for six rounds.
James… understand and slightly agree about the trainer…need to tweak Fundora style to prevent those opening….Mendoza on the other hand…this is boxing will can overcome skill…look at Rocky Marciano…how many times was Marciano labeled limited only to retire undefeated…leaving a trial of victims including some of the best fighters of our time…Mendoza won…showed heart… Congrats…fun fight….
You clearly do this for the negative comments/dislike’s
Someone in the chat said something about was he that hurt to not be able to get up. Got clapped with that left hook right on the button and then two following shots landed real clean.. that’s A LOT of body to pick up when you lost your sea legs! Both guys seem top notch, good people. Hope they both come back strong.
Never throw an uppercut with your hands down.
I’m so sorry I missed this! Big upsets are the coolest part of boxing. Fundora has been getting a lot of positive press recently and the table was set perfectly for an upset. He’s been exposed in previous fights, so can’t claim it was a complete shocker. I don’t know how Fundora is handling making 154, but if he were to shoot up 4 divisions, he’d still tower over his opponents.
Come Kris…how did you miss this one…you usually provide informative posts/takes…This was a good one…
*Come on Kris
You can’t get careless or too confident and relaxed in the fight game
Always stay alert and defend yourself
What you don’t see coming can hurt you at times
Fundora is a freak of a boxer he will be back and continue success
I have no doubt about that
Mendoza had the no retreat mentality which is also important believe in yourself and stay focused don’t get too discouraged that it ends up affecting your goal
Ha! Imagine what Charlo would’ve done to him!!!!!
Charlo wouldn’t do anything because the guy never fights anymore.
the decision woud have gone to fundora if mendoza didnt knock him out fundora needs a lot of work and new trainers
Wow! too much boxing on tap last weekend. I’ll have to go back and watch this.