Sebastian Fundora kept his WBC junior middleweight title on Saturday, October 17, by stopping Ermal Hadribeaj with one second left in their fight, ESPN and The Ring reported. The bout took place at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, ESPN and The Ring reported.

Fundora knocked Hadribeaj down with a left hand at the very end of the 12th and final round, ESPN and The Ring reported. Referee Thomas Taylor waved the fight off at 2:59 of the round, ESPN and The Ring reported. The Ring reported that Hadribeaj got to his feet before the count of 10, but Taylor stopped the fight anyway.

Fundora was well ahead on the scorecards, ESPN and The Ring reported. The Ring reported that he led by scores of 109-98, 108-99 and 107-100.

"I like how we knocked him out in the final second," Fundora said, ESPN reported. He called the finish dramatic, ESPN and The Ring reported.

Hadribeaj tried to work inside against the much taller Fundora, ESPN and The Ring reported. He lost points for holding in the third and 11th rounds, ESPN and The Ring reported. ESPN reported that Hadribeaj started to tire by the eighth round.

It was Hadribeaj's first loss as a pro, ESPN reported. ESPN and The Ring list his record as 23-1-1. Hadribeaj had earned the title shot by beating Bakary Samake in May, ESPN and The Ring reported.

Fundora has now won five fights in a row, ESPN and The Ring reported. Premier Boxing Champions, which promotes his fights, listed his record as 24-1-1 before this bout, using BoxRec data, so he is now 25-1-1, as The Ring reported. ESPN reported that his only loss was a knockout by Brian Mendoza in April 2023.

ESPN and The Ring reported that the win could set up a fight with the winner of a unification bout between Jaron "Boots" Ennis, who holds the WBA and WBO titles, and IBF champion Josh Kelly.

What we know: Fundora stopped Hadribeaj at 2:59 of the 12th round to keep his WBC title.
What we don't: Whether Fundora will get the winner of the Ennis and Kelly fight next.