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Sebastian Fundora vs. Sergio Garcia Unbeaten Super
Welterweight Battle Added As Co-Main Event To Gervonta Davis
vs. Isaac Cruz Dec. 5
Rising super welterweight star Sebastian “The Towering
Inferno” Fundora will square off against fellow unbeaten
Sergio Garcia in a WBC Super Welterweight World Title
Eliminator that serves as the co-main event of the Gervonta
Davis vs. Isaac Cruz SHOWTIME PPV on Sunday, December 5 in a
Premier Boxing Champions event from STAPLES Center in Los
Angeles.
The pay-per-view will begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will
also feature hard-hitting middleweight contenders Sergiy
Derevyanchenko and Carlos Adames squaring off in a 10-round
battle. Kicking off the pay-per-view, top featherweight
contender Eduardo Ramirez faces former title challenger
Miguel Marriaga for 10 rounds of action.
“This is a pay-per-view undercard that perfectly fits with
what the main event between Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruz
will deliver – all action from start to finish,’’ said
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 fight and are looking for the knockout.
Fans that purchase tickets to STAPLES Center or tune in to
SHOWTIME PPV on Sunday, December 5 can expect explosive
entertainment from start to finish.’’
Fundora (17-0-1, 12 KOs) continues to rise up the super
welterweight ranks and recently delivered his most
impressive victory to date by stopping Jorge Cota in four
rounds in May. The six-foot-six brawler has reached this
point by showing off the skills of a rugged boxer who is
more comfortable fighting on the inside than most. Born in
West Palm Beach, Fla. to his Mexican mother and Cuban father
and trainer, Freddy - both boxers - the 23-year-old now
lives and trains in Coachella, Calif.
"I'm super excited to be back in the ring," said Fundora. "I
haven't stopped training since my fight against Cota and I'm
always prepared for every opportunity that arises. I don't
know much about Garcia, but my promoter has told me for the
past two years that he's from Spain and he's ranked number
two in the WBC. So it only makes sense for me, being the
number four-ranked fighter in the WBC, that we face each
other. This is going to be an exciting fight on December 5."
The 29-year-old Garcia (33-0, 14 KOs) will bring an edge in
pro experience into his U.S. debut against Fundora on
December 5. Fighting out of Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain,
Garcia has competed professionally since 2012. He ascended
the rankings by traveling to the U.K. to defeat then
unbeaten Ted Cheeseman on his home soil in 2019 and followed
up with a triumph over veteran contender Sergey Rabchenko.
Garcia has added three victories since then, including 2020
wins over Pablo Mendoza and Gregory Trenel.
“I want to thank my team for giving me this opportunity to
show my boxing skills to the U.S. audience,” said Garcia.
“I’m very excited to make the most of this chance that I
have. After winning four European championships and other
important titles, I feel that I’m ready to win a world
title. I am only focused on Sebastian Fundora, but after
this fight I want Jermell Charlo or Brian Castaño.”
A 2008 Olympian for his native Ukraine, Derevyanchenko
(13-3, 10 KOs), will seek another opportunity at a
middleweight world title. Known as “The Technician” and now
training out of Brooklyn, Derevyanchenko is long established
as a top middleweight contender, having faced the likes of
Jermall Charlo, Daniel Jacobs and Gennadiy Golovkin. He owns
victories over contenders including Tureano Johnson, Jack
Culcay and Sam Soliman. .His most recent fight ended in a
decision loss to Charlo in a SHOWTIME PPV headlining fight
in September 2020.
“I’m excited to get back in the ring and continue my journey
toward becoming world champion,” said Derevyanchenko.
“Adames is a good fighter and I respect what he can do, but
he’s standing in my way right now. I’m looking forward to
this challenge and I can’t wait to give the fans another
great fight.”
A native of Comendador, Dominican Republic, Adames (20-1, 16
KOs) fights out of New York City as he seeks to earn a
second shot at a world championship. The 27-year-old
defeated a slew of contenders including Frank Galarza,
Joshua Conley, Alejandro Barrera and former Champion Carlos
Molina on his way to a 2019 title shot that he lost by
narrow decision to Patrick Teixeira. In his most recent
outing, Adames scored a third-round TKO over Alexis Salazar
on the Davis vs. Barrios SHOWTIME PPV undercard in June.
“I am very happy to return to action on December 5,” said
Adames. “I’m having an excellent and very demanding training
camp, so my opponent better be 100% ready. It’s very
exciting to be on the undercard of this huge event. My fans
expect a great performance from me and I’m going to deliver
it.”
Fighting 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 before blasting out
Miguel Flores in December 2020 and most recently dropping
Isaac Avelar in May. The 28-year-old is currently riding
wins in five of his last six fights since losing to then
126-pound champion Lee Selby in 2017. He’s won 16 of his
last 19 fights overall, with his only other blemishes coming
in a draw against Barthelemy that was later avenged, and a
decision loss to Claudio Marrero.
“I can’t wait to be back on another big card against another
very good fighter in Miguel Marriaga,” said Ramirez. “He’s
very strong and he has good experience against top fighters.
Vasyl Lomachenko is the only one to stop him, but I will be
the second because I need to make a statement with this
fight and show everyone that I’m ready to fight for the
title.”
A former world title challenger at 130 and 126 pounds,
Marriaga (30-4, 26 KOs) most recently stopped Jorge Garcia
Jimenez in April to make it victories in five of his last
six outings since 2018. The 35-year-old fights out of Arjona,
Colombia and has fought professionally since 2009. Marriaga
went the distance in a pair of featherweight title fights
against Oscar Valdez and Nicholas Walters, in addition to
losing a super featherweight title fight to Vasyl
Lomachenko.
“I am training very hard for this fight as I always do,”
said Marriaga. “I’m very happy with my All-Star Boxing team
for getting me this fight. Winning on December 5 will propel
me to another world title fight. My only goal is to achieve
my childhood dream of becoming a world champion and I’m not
going to let this opportunity slip by me.”
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