Erickson Lubin is expected to face Sebastian Fundora in the all-important middleweight match on Saturday on Showtime.
Erickson Lubin (24-1, 17 KOs) vs Sebastian Fundora (18-0-1, 12 KOs)
- Date: Saturday, April 9
- Time: 10pm ET / 7pm Pacific Time
- Where: Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas, Las Vegas
- TV / Stream: Showtime
- Assignment: Young middleweight (154 pounds)
- Circle: twelfth
- Under threat: No main title
- Ranking in British Pounds: Not available
- The odds: Even (average of multiple stores)
- Also on the card: Tony Harrison vs. Sergio Garcia, middleweight; Kevin Salgado vs Bryant Perrella, young middleweight
- Guess: Lubin UD
- Background: The stakes are high in this fight, as the winner will have a good chance of facing the winner of the May 14 Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano rematch for the undisputed championship. Lubin was stopped by Charlo for a round in 2017 but the talented Floridian has won six straight games since then to re-establish himself as one of the tournament’s best players. That run included wins over Ishe Smith, Nathaniel Gallimore, Terrell Gausha and, last June, former president Jeison Rosario. Fundora is one of the sport’s most notable quirks – he weighs 6 feet-6 154 pounds – but he’s proven time and time again that he can fight, which is why he We are close to winning. The Southern California player is on a 5-0 streak since a draw with Jamontay Clark likely in August 2019, including wins over Gallimore and Sergio Garcia. The Garcia War took place last December.
