Sebastian Fundora didn’t dazzle anyone but he was effective.
The 6-foot-5 junior middleweight contender pounded out a unanimous decision victory over Carlos Ocampo on Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
The official scores were 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111. Boxing Junkie scored it 116-112, eight rounds to four.
Fundora (20-0-1, 13 KOs) started off using his height (6-foot-5) and reach, throwing more long jabs than usual to keep the much shorter Ocampo (34-2, 22 KOs) at range.
However, Fundora, a brawler by nature, settled into an inside fight in Round 4 and didn’t retreat until the last few rounds.
And, while Ocampo threw a high volume of punches and never gave up, Fundora got the better of the toe-to-toe exchanges by landing the cleaner shots — to both the head and body — round after round.
Fundora took a step back in Rounds 11 and 12, again fighting from a safer distance. And he still had success, as Ocampo had difficulty getting close to him.
The 24-year-old fighter from Southern California has now won seven consecutive fights since he drew with Jamontay Clark in 2019.
The victory certainly over Ocampo, best known for his knockout loss to 147-pound champ Errol Spence Jr. in 2018, wasn’t as sensational as his knock out of Erickson Lubin in April. However, it was convincing, keeping Fundora on track to get his first title shot.
He’s ranked directly below undisputed 154-pound champion Jermell Charlo, making him a prime candidate to face the winner of the Charlo-Tim Tszyu fight scheduled for January.
