Rising tremendous welterweight star Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora will sq. off in opposition to fellow unbeaten Sergio Garcia in a WBC Tremendous Welterweight World Title Eliminator that serves because the co-main occasion of the Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz SHOWTIME PPV on Sunday, December 5 in a Premier Boxing Champions occasion from STAPLES Middle in Los Angeles.
The pay-per-view will start at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and also will characteristic hard-hitting middleweight contenders Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Carlos Adames squaring off in a 10-round battle. Kicking off the pay-per-view, prime featherweight contender Eduardo Ramirez faces former title challenger Miguel Marriaga for 10 rounds of motion.
Tickets for the dwell occasion, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, GTD Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and may be bought at AXS.com.
“It is a pay-per-view undercard that completely suits with what the primary occasion between Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruz will ship – all motion from begin to end,’’ stated Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. “Sebastian Fundora, Sergio Garcia, Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Carlos Adames, Eduardo Ramirez and Miguel Marriaga are all hard-hitting boxers who come to combat and are searching for the knockout. Followers that buy tickets to STAPLES Middle or tune in to SHOWTIME PPV on Sunday, December 5 can anticipate explosive leisure from begin to end.’’
Fundora (17-0-1, 12 KOs) continues to stand up the tremendous welterweight ranks and just lately delivered his most spectacular victory thus far by stopping Jorge Cota in 4 rounds in Might. The six-foot-six brawler has reached this level by exhibiting off the talents of a rugged boxer who’s extra snug preventing on the within than most. Born in West Palm Seashore, Fla. to his Mexican mom and Cuban father and coach, Freddy – each boxers – the 23-year-old now lives and trains in Coachella, Calif.
“I’m tremendous excited to be again within the ring,” stated Fundora. “I haven’t stopped coaching since my combat in opposition to Cota and I’m at all times ready for each alternative that arises. I don’t know a lot about Garcia, however my promoter has advised me for the previous two years that he’s from Spain and he’s ranked quantity two within the WBC. So it solely is smart for me, being the quantity four-ranked fighter within the WBC, that we face one another. That is going to be an thrilling combat on December 5.”
The 29-year-old Garcia (33-0, 14 KOs) will convey an edge in professional expertise into his U.S. debut in opposition to Fundora on December 5. Preventing out of Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain, Garcia has competed professionally since 2012. He ascended the rankings by touring to the U.Ok. to defeat then unbeaten Ted Cheeseman on his house soil in 2019 and adopted up with a conquer veteran contender Sergey Rabchenko. Garcia has added three victories since then, together with 2020 wins over Pablo Mendoza and Gregory Trenel.
“I need to thank my workforce for giving me this chance to point out my boxing abilities to the U.S. viewers,” stated Garcia. “I’m very excited to take advantage of this opportunity that I’ve. After successful 4 European championships and different essential titles, I really feel that I’m able to win a world title. I’m solely centered on Sebastian Fundora, however after this combat I would like Jermell Charlo or Brian Castaño.”
A 2008 Olympian for his native Ukraine, Derevyanchenko (13-3, 10 KOs), will search one other alternative at a middleweight world title. Referred to as “The Technician” and now coaching out of Brooklyn, Derevyanchenko is lengthy established as a prime middleweight contender, having confronted the likes of Jermall Charlo, Daniel Jacobs and Gennadiy Golovkin. He owns victories over contenders together with Tureano Johnson, Jack Culcay and Sam Soliman. .His most up-to-date combat led to a call loss to Charlo in a SHOWTIME PPV headlining combat in September 2020.
“I’m excited to get again within the ring and proceed my journey towards turning into world champion,” stated Derevyanchenko. “Adames is an efficient fighter and I respect what he can do, however he’s standing in my manner proper now. I’m wanting ahead to this problem and I can’t wait to provide the followers one other nice combat.”
A local of Comendador, Dominican Republic, Adames (20-1, 16 KOs) fights out of New York Metropolis as he seeks to earn a second shot at a world championship. The 27-year-old defeated a slew of contenders together with Frank Galarza, Joshua Conley, Alejandro Barrera and former Champion Carlos Molina on his approach to a 2019 title shot that he misplaced by slender resolution to Patrick Teixeira. In his most up-to-date outing, Adames scored a third-round TKO over Alexis Salazar on the Davis vs. Barrios SHOWTIME PPV undercard in June.
“I’m very joyful to return to motion on December 5,” stated Adames. “I’m having a superb and really demanding coaching camp, so my opponent higher be 100% prepared. It’s very thrilling to be on the undercard of this large occasion. My followers anticipate a terrific efficiency from me and I’m going to ship it.”
Preventing out of Sinaloa, Mexico, Ramirez (25-2-3, 12 KOs) has risen up the featherweight rankings with three-straight sensational knockout victories. He stopped then-unbeaten Leduan Barthelemy in November 2019 earlier than blasting out Miguel Flores in December 2020 and most just lately dropping Isaac Avelar in Might. The 28-year-old is presently driving wins in 5 of his final six fights since shedding to then 126-pound champion Lee Selby in 2017. He’s gained 16 of his final 19 fights total, together with his solely different blemishes coming in a draw in opposition to Barthelemy that was later avenged, and a call loss to Claudio Marrero.
“I can’t wait to be again on one other large card in opposition to one other excellent fighter in Miguel Marriaga,” stated Ramirez. “He’s very robust and he has good expertise in opposition to prime fighters. Vasyl Lomachenko is the one one to cease him, however I would be the second as a result of I have to make a press release with this combat and present everybody that I’m able to combat for the title.”
A former world title challenger at 130 and 126 kilos, Marriaga (30-4, 26 KOs) most just lately stopped Jorge Garcia Jimenez in April to make it victories in 5 of his final six outings since 2018. The 35-year-old fights out of Arjona, Colombia and has fought professionally since 2009. Marriaga went the gap in a pair of featherweight title fights in opposition to Oscar Valdez and Nicholas Walters, along with shedding a brilliant featherweight title combat to Vasyl Lomachenko.
“I’m coaching very onerous for this combat as I at all times do,” stated Marriaga. “I’m very proud of my All-Star Boxing workforce for getting me this combat. Successful on December 5 will propel me to a different world title combat. My solely objective is to attain my childhood dream of turning into a world champion and I’m not going to let this chance slip by me.”
