Boxing stock report: Sebastian Fundora way up, Keith Thurman crashes, plus Moses Itauma and others

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 28: WBC super welterweight champion Sebastian Fundora waits for a title defense against Keith Thurman at MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 28, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fundora retained his title with a sixth-round TKO. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images) | Getty Images A look back at this weekend’s action and the gains and losses beyond just the wins and losses, with Sebastian Fundora and Moses Itauma winning the big main events on Saturday, and Keith “One Time” Thurman taking a beating, among more names we saw in action.

▲▲ Way Up ▲▲ Sebastian Fundora You can reasonably say that Keith Thurman just wasn’t a serious contender at 154 lbs, but what Fundora (24-1-1, 16 KO) did to him still can’t be overlooked. He made Thurman look slow, feeble, and overmatched in every respect. The bigger thing with Fundora right now, in my view, is that this is clearly a fighter who has really come into his own.

Years ago when Sampson Lewkowicz first announced he had signed this largely-unknown, 6’5” super welterweight, I thought it was almost a gimmick deal. I think a lot of people did. Generally speaking, people who are that abnormally tall for a division just don’t really develop into top fighters.

You can name a few over the years, sure, but then think about the dozens if not hundreds more you could cite on the other side of the coin. It’s unusual. And for a long time, while Fundora was getting TV fights and working his way up, he definitely still looked like a project as much as if not more than a prospect.