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Undisputed Flyweight Queen Gabriela Fundora Is The Future of Women’s Boxing

Originally posted on Fights Around The World
By Abraham Gonzalez | Last updated Sep 24, 2025 6:32 PM ET

Women’s undisputed flyweight champion Gabriela Fundora (17-0, 9 KOs) is slowly making her way into the conversation of being one of the faces of women’s boxing.

When you read that, it may scream hyperbole, but, in all reality, it isn’t as the 23-year-old from Palm Beach, FL, who resides in Coachella, CA, is putting together the type of performances that have fans and the boxing media talking. Although her brother and WBC junior middleweight champion, Sebastian, has gotten most of the attention in the last few years, Gabriela has recently caught up with her brother in that aspect, especially after becoming the women’s undisputed flyweight queen.

Saturday’s seventh-round stoppage of Alexas Kubicki was further proof that Fundora is deserving of all the attention she is receiving. Fundora stepped into the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino in Indio, CA, smiling ear to ear, but when she came out of the locker room area, that smile turned into the face of a stone-cold assassin ready to take out her mark.

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Once Fundora stepped through the ropes and the first round began, her aura played out in the ring. Fundora, fighting on the front foot, would keep her right jab in Kubicki’s face while mixing in straight lefts and left hooks. Her combinations were impressive, and they each had bad intentions behind them. After stopping her opponent in the seventh round of their fight, the smile returned as she celebrated her victory. The transformation from this sweet, innocent woman to a warrior is the reason why she goes by ‘Sweet Poison.’ The win was impressive, and it left fans wanting to see more.

This is where Fundora is great for women’s boxing right now. For years, women’s boxing has been criticized for its perceived lack of entertainment value during fights, but within the last 5-10 years, that has changed. Fighters like Claressa Shields, Seniesa Estrada, Mariana ‘Barbie’ Juarez, Katie Taylor, Makela Mayer, Amanda Serrano, and others have brought a level of excitement to the women’s division that wasn’t there before and have headlined their own events. If only the pay scale could increase for women, but that is a whole other topic in itself.

While Fundora is on a pace to surpass the accomplishments of the women mentioned above, she remains grounded and true to herself. She is the queen at flyweight and isn’t disrespecting anyone, given her position. Fundora wants to add more titles, so a move down to junior flyweight or a move up to super flyweight is likely in her immediate future as she has cleaned out the 112-pound division.

As Fundora continues to navigate through her career, this moment right now could be where boxing historians look back and bookmark the moment when the Gabriela Fundora era began to take over women’s boxing.

This article first appeared on Fights Around The World and was syndicated with permission.

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