Erickson Lubin is scheduled to face Sebastian Fundora in a pivotal junior middleweight fight Saturday on Showtime.
Erickson Lubin (24-1, 17 KOs) vs. Sebastian Fundora (18-0-1, 12 KOs)
- Date: Saturday, April 9
- Time: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- Where: Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas
- TV/Stream: Showtime
- Division: Junior middleweight (154 pounds)
- Rounds: 12
- At stake: No major titles
- Pound-for-pound ranking: None
- Odds: Even (average of multiple outlets)
- Also on the card: Tony Harrison vs. Sergio Garcia, junior middleweights; Kevin Salgado vs. Bryant Perrella, junior middleweights
- Prediction: Lubin UD
- Background: The stakes are high in this fight, as the winner will have a good chance to face the winner of the May 14 Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano rematch for the undisputed championship. Lubin was stopped by Charlo in one round in 2017 but the talented Floridian has won six consecutive fights since to re-establish himself as one of the best in the division. That run includes victories over Ishe Smith, Nathaniel Gallimore, Terrell Gausha and, last June, former titleholder Jeison Rosario. Fundora is one of the sport’s most-noted oddities – he’s a 6-foot-6 154-pounder – but he has demonstrated repeatedly that he can fight, which is why he’s nearing a title shot. The Southern Californian is 5-0 since drawing with capable Jamontay Clark in August 2019, including victories over Gallimore and Sergio Garcia. The Garcia fight took place this past December.
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