{
  "id": 14820376,
  "title": "The Tallest Champion In Boxing Faces An Unbeaten Mandatory Who Gives Up 7 Inches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/the-tallest-champion-in-boxing-faces-an-unbeaten-mandatory-who-gives",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T23:44:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tallest-champion-boxing-faces-unbeaten-234422724.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Las Vegas on October 15, 2026, Sebastian Fundora and Ermal Hadribeaj appeared before the media ahead of their WBC Welterweight bout at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Fans anticipate a thrilling fight between the two warriors, as Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight title against Hadribeaj, with a notable height disparity of 7 inches between them. The main event is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT and will be broadcast on TNT, truTV, and DAZN without a pay-per-view charge. The prelims will stream on PBC's YouTube channel and feature a variety of fights, including Brandon Figueroa vs. Tomoki Kameda for the WBA featherweight title and Armando Resendiz vs. Koen Mazoudier for the Super Middleweight championship. Fundora, a southpaw from West Palm Beach, Florida, stands at 6'5½\" and has a record of 24-1-1 with 16 knockouts, while Hadribeaj, a former pro MMA fighter from Albania now based in Miami, boasts a record of 23-0-1 with 8 knockouts and a height of 5'10\".",
  "summary": "Sebastian Fundora defends the WBC title against unbeaten Ermal Hadribeaj Saturday in Las Vegas. Coverage starts at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and DAZN.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "The Tallest Champion In Boxing Faces An Unbeaten Mandatory Who Gives Up 7 Inches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/the-tallest-champion-in-boxing-faces-an-unbeaten-mandatory-who-gives-14828959",
        "published": "2026-10-15T23:44:22.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}