The WBO has refused to sanction Joey Spencer as a potential challenger to defend against WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora in his next fight in March.

Spencer declined

Spencer (19-1, 11 KOs) is not being sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization as an opponent for Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs), as he is not ranked in the top 15. Four sanctioning bodies in 154. This would require Fundora's management to choose a higher-ranked contender for the WBO rankings.

option

1. Gender equality
2. Charles Conwell
3. Josh Kelly
4. Jorge Garcia Perez

Fundora has not fought since upsetting WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu on March 30, 2024. It wouldn't be ideal to fight 'The Towering Inferno' Fundora Zayas or Conwell, who are coming off a long year layoff.

A good choice would be Josh Kelly. He's a light puncher and a pretty basic fighter – more of a British country level fighter than a real contender. He will have an easy time dominating, beating and whipping the 6'6″ Fandora.

I can't believe Kelly made the top 10. How on earth did this guy get into the top three? He's more top 50 material, but he'd be a good fit for Fundora right now.

Fundora, 27, was in talks to defend against Errol Spence for March, but the World Boxing Organization refused to sanction the fight this week. Their argument was that Spence was coming off a 1.5-year layoff, a knockout loss to Terence Crawford, was unranked in the WBO's top 15, and had never fought in a weight class. These were pretty good reasons.

Fundora stands still

Fundora needs to fight soon because she has been out of the ring for too long and she is ruining her career. Yes, he's young enough for a cut like this to not hurt him like an older fighter, but his popularity is suffering. He soon returned to the ring and failed to capitalize on his win over Tszyu.

“They tell me that the WBO has refused to endorse Joey Spencer as a potential challenger to current super welterweight champion Sebastian Fundora for next March. This week, talks to see Fundora against Errol Spence officially broke down. #espnkknockout,” said Salvador Rodriguez X.