On the undercard of the Golden Boy Promotions Floyd Schofield-Rene Tellez Giron event that aired live on DAZN, Gabriela “Sweet Poison” Fundora stopped Gabriela Alaniz (15-2, 6 KOs) in the seventh round and won the undisputed crown of fly.
Gabriela Fundora came into Saturday night’s undisputed championship 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 battle that Fundora was able to finish by arrest.
Two years ago, the brothers Gabriela and Sebastian Fundora were doing television interviews talking about who will be the first to win a world title. In October 2023, Gabriela won the IBF world title, and five months later his 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 their undisputed bout, 5-foot-9 southpaw Gabriela Fundora landed a solid right hook early in the first round.
As the first round progressed, the 5-foot-3 Gabriela Alaniz closed the distance, landed a strong combination, and then went out of range. In the second round, Alaniz was able to land another solid combination, but he paid the price as Fundora responded by connecting with a big right hook.
Alaniz got off to a good start in round 3 as he connected with a 2-1 combination and followed up by landing a flurry of punches. A firefight broke out in the final 30 seconds of the fourth round, as Fundora and Alaniz landed several 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. Midway through the seventh round, Fundora landed a big left hand that knocked Alaniz out.
Seconds later, Gabriela Fundora landed another big left hand that sent Gabriela Alaniz to the canvas. Alaniz was able to continue, but Fundora proceeded to land another hard shot, which sent Alaniz back to the canvas.
Once again, Alaniz managed to get up, but looked a little wobbly. At that point, the referee decided to intervene and put a stop to the contest. With the KO 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, he has a number of career options to choose from. However, before she announces any plans regarding her boxing future, Fundora wants to touch base with her co-promoters Golden Boy and Sampson Boxing to pursue the best option.
