Zoom before Boom for Fundora and Thurman

WBC Super Welterweight Champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora and former unified world champion Keith “One Time” Thurman shared and aired their thoughts on their upcoming world title clash during a virtual press conference ahead of their main event on Saturday, March 28th, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Fundora, the reigning champion, looks to secure another marquee, tent peg victory to establish himself as the best in the 154-pound division. He faces Keith who wants to be the thief, by stealing his thunder.

Here is what both fighters had to say:

SEBASTIAN FUNDORA
“We are ready to defend our title and remain the WBC World Super Welterweight Champion. I see Keith as just another opponent. I’ve faced reigning champions and former champions, so I have to treat this as just another fight. I need to own the ring and make this fight mine.

“I am the younger fighter and the champion. Many things are in my favor for this fight, but I can’t rely on that alone. At this stage of my career, I am extremely confident and more mature.

“I expect the best Keith Thurman to show up. That’s what we are preparing for. Whether he brings it or not isn’t up to me, but I’ll be ready.

“He says I haven’t fought any veterans, but that’s because those veterans aren’t around anymore.
“Keith Thurman looked good in his last fight, but I believe my skills are better. That’s why we’re fighting. I plan to go in there and successfully defend my title.”

KEITH THURMAN
“He needs to be Sebastian Fundora. He’s trying to simplify it for himself. Being a champion is a heavy burden; I know that. He’s going to see what a veteran is capable of doing.

“Great champions become champions again, and you can’t stop a champion from reaching the top. I still have several tangos left in me, and that’s what March 28th is all about. I’m back in the spotlight and ready to showcase my talent.

“When [Fundora] goes down, he’ll realize what a legend is. He hasn’t met one yet. He knows what he has to tell himself to walk into the ring like it’s just another day. I take it a bit more seriously than that, and he’ll find out that March 28th isn’t just any day—it’s Thurman’s day.

“Fundora is starting to get better and better. He’s starting to develop those layers. But it takes a fight like this to truly reach the highest level. That’s what makes great champions.”