Gabriela Fundora, boxing’s youngest undisputed world champion, returns to the highlight this Saturday night time as she places her flyweight titles on the road in opposition to Marilyn Badillo at Frontwave Area in Oceanside, California.
The 23-year-old American sensation will defend not solely her WBA title, but additionally her WBC, WBO, and IBF belts in what marks her first protection since making historical past final November. That night time, Fundora delivered a breakout efficiency by stopping Argentina’s Celeste Alaniz in seven rounds, changing into the youngest fighter—male or feminine—to unify all 4 main belts in boxing historical past.
Now undefeated at 15-0 with 7 KOs, Fundora enters Saturday’s foremost occasion driving a wave of momentum, having knocked out three of her final 4 opponents. Quick, technical, and ruthlessly environment friendly within the ring, she seems to be coming into the prime of her profession.
Standing throughout from her shall be Marilyn Badillo, a 25-year-old unbeaten challenger from Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico, who’s trying to pull off the upset of a lifetime. With a report of 18-0-1 (3 KOs) and a status for sharp method and relentless stress, Badillo earned this shot after a robust efficiency in December in opposition to Gabriela Cortez. She’s a former regional titleholder underneath one other sanctioning physique and now finds herself on the most important stage of her profession.
This high-stakes conflict headlines a Golden Boy Promotions card and guarantees to be a compelling battle between two undefeated fighters with every thing to achieve.
Can Fundora proceed her rise and cement her legacy as one of many faces of ladies’s boxing? Or will Badillo shock the world and declare the throne?
