Fundora puts WBC title on the line against unbeaten Hadribeaj in Las Vegas

By admin — In News — October 16, 2026

   ​Ermal Hadribeaj, right, points up at 6-foot-5 champion Sebastian Fundora during their face-off at Thursday’s final press conference for “The Fight” at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.LAS VEGAS — Sebastian Fundora and Ermal Hadribeaj both made weight Friday, but the bigger news came in the co-main event. Brandon Figueroa weighed in at 127.4 pounds on his first attempt, 1.4 over the featherweight limit. He was given an hour to make 126, did not, and was stripped of his WBA title, The Ring reported. Tomoki Kameda made weight at 125.8 pounds and will be crowned champion if he beats Figueroa on Saturday night at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan.Sebastian Fundora will defend his WBC Super Welterweight Title against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday in Las Vegas.Cris Esqueda – Premier Boxing ChampionsSebastian Fundora will defend his WBC Super Welterweight Title against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday in Las Vegas.In the main event, WBC super welterweight champion Fundora (24-1-1, 16 KOs) weighed 152.8 pounds and unbeaten mandatory challenger Hadribeaj (23-0-1, 8 KOs) weighed 152.4, both inside the 154-pound limit. Fundora sounded relaxed about the scale all week. “I’m very comfortable making weight,” he said Thursday. “I ate breakfast today.”Sebastian Fundora speaks with the media at Thurday’s final presser ahead of his WBC Super Welterweight title defense against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday night in Las Vegas.Cris Esqueda – Premier Boxing ChampionsSebastian Fundora speaks with the media at Thurday’s final presser ahead of his WBC Super Welterweight title defense against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday night in Las Vegas.He has been fighting for 22 years and says he is still learning. “It’s been a lot of learning and now we’re showing you guys,” Fundora said. He arrives off a sixth-round stoppage of former world champion Keith Thurman in March, and he spoke openly about the one loss on his record. “Losing to Brian Mendoza made me realize some things,” he said. “Obviously if you make mistakes, you’re gonna get hurt. It’s not just about realizing the mistake, but learning from it.” He has finished 16 of his 24 wins inside the distance, and at 6-foot-5 he remains one of the most awkward problems to solve in the sport.Hadribeaj is the one trying to solve it. The “Albanian Sniper” beat previously unbeaten Bakary Samake in May to earn this opportunity, and he insists his game plan goes beyond just surviving the height. “We worked a lot in training camp and I think we have the key,” he said. “If that key doesn’t work, I have another key in my pocket.”<span class=”fr-mk” style=”display: none;”> </span><span class=”fr-mk” style=”display: none;”> </span><span class=”fr-mk” style=”display: none;”> </span><span class=”fr-mk” style=”display: none;”> </span><span class=”fr-mk” style=”display: none;”> </span><span class=”fr-mk” style=”display: none;”> </s  

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