Sebastian Fundora stops Ermal Hadribeaj in the final second to keep WBC title
The junior middleweight champion dropped Hadribeaj with a left hand at the end of round 12 for his fourth successful title defence.
Sebastian Fundora retained the WBC junior middleweight title in the last second of a 12-round fight, stopping Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday 17 October.
Fundora dropped Hadribeaj with a left hand at the end of the 12th round. Hadribeaj beat the count but was badly hurt, and referee Thomas Taylor waved the fight off with about one second left.
Hadribeaj had been docked points for holding earlier in the fight, the second deduction coming in round 11.
It was Fundora's fourth successful defence of the WBC title, and it took him to 25-1-1. Hadribeaj, who came in unbeaten at 23-0-1, suffered the first loss of his career.
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