Along with his fists clenched in frustration, Erickson Lubin believes that he was only one win away from returning to the scene of the crime.
In October of 2017, after racking up a spotless document, Lubin (24-2, 17 KOs) stood throughout the ring from Jermell Charlo. Anxious to start his reign as a world champion, Lubin’s desires was a nightmare as Charlo ended his title chase within the very first spherical.
Quick ahead 5 years later, and Lubin efficiently peeled himself up off the deck and would go on to register six consecutive victories. With a crack at Charlo looming, Lubin tried to brush apart the lumbering and lanky Sebastian Fundora earlier this yr. Whereas he had his moments, Lubin would finally succumb to his foe’s relentless strain through ninth-round stoppage.
Because the 27-year-old sifts by the remainder of the 154-pound panorama, he refuses to work his manner from the underside up. As a substitute, if the choice had been his and his alone, Lubin would slightly face one other prime contender.
“I’d say a battle with Tony Harrison is sensible,” stated Lubin to BoxingScene.com. “Simply have a look at each guys. All people been eager to see that battle, they been anticipating that battle on this division. Tony’s a superb fighter, I’m an important fighter so I feel stylistically, I feel that might be a battle that everyone would need to see.”
Harrison, a former WBC belt holder, has re-emerged as a bonafide contender following his current outing. Serving because the co-main occasion to Fundora vs. Lubin, Harrison ended his two-fight skid by scoring a one-sided victory over Sergio Garcia.
With all championship roads resulting in a showdown towards Charlo, Lubin believes that with a view to obtain his final objective, he’ll be pressured to battle Harrison in some unspecified time in the future.
“We each attempting to get again on prime and get all the best way to the highest and be a kind of prime guys.”