Boxing Challenge: Fundora throws the Book at Chordale

  An uninspiring PBC on Prime main event lived down to expectations as Sebastian Fundora retained his WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles in Las Vegas, stopping Chordale Booker in four rounds.

Fundora had been inactive since his title win over Tim Tszyu last March and Booker was looked at as an opponent to get some work for the champion.

Fundora's reach kept Booker in retreat and it was clear that Booker was on borrowed time before Fundora scored a knockdown in round four and with follow-up shots landing along the ropes, the referee stepped in.

This fight served its purpose for Fundora, who mentioned unification possibilities but was more likely to face Jesus Ramos, who won on the undercard, or WBO mandatory challenger Xander Zayas.

In San Bernadino, California, Lester Martinez won a battle of unbeaten super middleweights with a fourth-round knockout of Joeshon James on a ProBox card.

James started strong and tried to take the fight to Martinez and won the first two rounds on my card.

However, Martinez scored a spectacular knockdown in round three, I was surprised to see James get off the floor and barely make it to the bell.

Martinez finished the very game James off with another knockdown in round four and while James deserves credit for the effort, Martinez's punches were simply too much for James.

I'm looking forward to seeing Martinez when he makes his next step up the ladder in opposition.

Boxing Challenge

TRS: 34 Pts (5) 

Ramon Malpica: 30 Pts(2)

Vince Samano; 18 Pts (0)