On the undercard of the Golden Boy Promotions Floyd Schofield-Rene Tellez Giron event that was broadcast live on DAZN, Gabriela “Sweet Poison “ Fundora stopped Gabriela Alaniz (15-2, 6 KOs) in the seventh round and won the undisputed flyweight crown.
Gabriela Fundora came into Saturday night’s undisputed championship bout as the IBF champion and her opponent Gabriela Alaniz entered the contest as the unified WBC, WBA, WBO world champion. The fight turned out to be an action packed bout that Fundora was able to end by stoppage.
Two years ago, siblings Gabriela and Sebastian Fundora were doing television interviews speaking about who will be the first to win a world title. Back in October 2023, Gabriela won the IBF world title, and five months later her brother became a unified champion when he defeated Tim Tszyu and won the WBO and the vacant WBC belt.
On Saturday night, Gabriela Fundora had the opportunity to up the ante in her friendly sibling rivalry with her brother Sebastian. In her clash for undisputed, the 5-foot 9-inch southpaw Gabriela Fundora landed a solid right hook early on in the opening round.
As round one progressed, the 5 foot 3 inch Gabriela Alaniz closed the distance, landed a sharp combination, and then got out of range. In the second round, Alaniz was able to land another solid combination, but she paid the price as Fundora responded by connecting with a big right hook.
Alaniz had a good start to round 3 as she connected with a 2-1 combination and followed it up by landing a flurry of punches. A firefight broke out in the final 30 seconds of the fourth round as both Fundora and Alaniz landed multiple power shots.
In rounds 5 and 6, Alaniz was able to land her offense, but every time Alaniz connected, she was hit by return fire. At the midpoint of the seventh round, Fundora landed a big left hand that knocked Alaniz off balance.
Seconds later, Gabriela Fundora landed another big left hand that sent Gabriela Alaniz down to the canvas. Alaniz was able to continue, but Fundora proceeded to land another hard shot, which sent Alaniz back down to the canvas.
Once again, Alaniz was able to get up, but she looked a little wobbly. At that point, the referee decided to step in and put a halt to the contest. With the knockout victory, Gabriela Fundora (15-0, 7 KOs) is the new undisputed flyweight champion.
Now that the 22-year-old Fundora has successfully conquered the flyweight division, she’s has a number of career options to choose from. However, before she announces any plans in regards to her boxing future, Fundora wants to touch base with her co-promoters Golden Boy and Sampson Boxing in order to pursue the best option.
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