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\u201cIt was bad. That was bad,\u201d Fundora said to Sean Zittel. \u201cThat moved Sampson. We were upset about that. We knew what was going to happen, but you had to do it right away and drop that bomb. It looked like we looked like punks. I didn\u2019t like that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re willing to fight these guys. We\u2019re willing to fight anybody, man. But with time, I guess,\u201d Fundora added.<\/p>\n After satisfying his mandatory obligation, Fundora wants to move straight into a fight with unified champion Jaron Ennis or top contender Vergil Ortiz Jr.<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely,\u201d he said when asked whether he would push for one of those matchups.<\/p>\n Although Charlo and Spence remain established names, Fundora sees Ennis and Ortiz as the bigger fights in the division.<\/p>\n \u201cYou could throw Charlo, you could throw Spence at us, but the weight they have compared to the fights like Boots or Virgil, it\u2019s not the same,\u201d Fundora said. \u201cIt\u2019s the obvious choice.\u201d<\/p>\n He also believes those matchups would do more for his career.<\/p>\n \u201cYou might make some money that way, or you want to make money and also become more of a household name for yourself,\u201d Fundora said. \u201cWe\u2019re doing good. There\u2019s no reason for me to go and look for this real stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n Becoming the undisputed champion at 154 pounds remains Fundora\u2019s ultimate goal.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m tired of my sister holding all those four belts in front of my face,\u201d Fundora said with a laugh. \u201cI want to get all four of them myself.\u201d<\/p>\n Before he can chase those unification fights, Fundora must first make a WBC mandatory title defense against Ermal Hadribeaj. A victory would put him in position to pursue the matchups he wants against Ennis or Ortiz.<\/p>\n Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, recognized for his direct analysis and extensive coverage of the global fight landscape. His reporting focuses on major bouts, divisional developments, and the sport\u2019s most discussed storylines.<\/p>\n Click here to subscribe to our FREE newsletter<\/a>Related Boxing News:<\/p>\n \t\t\tCategories Sebastian Fundora<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Sebastian Fundora<\/a> \u00bb Sebastian Fundora Says Mandatory Announcement Made Him \u2018Look Like A Punk\u2019<\/p>\n Last Updated on 2026\/07\/10 at 2:18 PM \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sebastian Fundora says he was frustrated by how quickly his mandatory title defense was made public after his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":792895,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-792894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/792895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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