Fundora stops Hadribeaj in final second, retains title

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 12:02 · Archive

Sebastian Fundora knocked out Ermal Hadribeaj with one second remaining in the 12th round to retain his WBC super welterweight title in Las Vegas.

Sebastian Fundora knocked out Ermal Hadribeaj with a left hand at 2:59 of the 12th round Saturday night in Las Vegas to retain his WBC super welterweight title. The knockout came with just one second remaining in the final round. Fundora improved to 25-1-1 with 17 knockouts and achieved his fourth successful title defence, while Hadribeaj fell to 23-1-1 with his first professional loss.

Hadribeaj started aggressively, attacking Fundora's body early in the fight by crouching beneath his punches and landing looping shots over the top. Fundora caught him in the second round, and Hadribeaj increasingly resorted to holding to disrupt the champion's offence. The referee deducted points for holding in the third and 11th rounds. Fundora applied pressure through the middle rounds, finding room for uppercuts inside before delivering the decisive blow.

Fundora said he had been hurting Hadribeaj since the fourth round through sustained body shots. '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.' Fundora entered the bout as a mandatory challenger defence while looking toward a chance to unify the 154-pound division.

How it is being reported

• Fundora stops Hadribeaj in final second, keeps undisputed title hopes aliveSebastian Fundora kept his pursuit of an undisputed championship on track with a second to spare.Clickorlando · 18 Oct, 05:12
• Fundora stops Hadribeaj in final second, keeps undisputed title hopes aliveSebastian Fundora kept his pursuit of an undisputed championship on track with a second to spare.News4Jax · 18 Oct, 05:12

In this story: Sebastian Fundora · Ermal Hadribeaj · Las Vegas · WBC

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