LOS ANGELES – Sergio Garcia wants to make his family, his corner men and Spaniards proud Sunday night, much the way Sandor Martin did when he upset Mikey Garcia on October 16.

The undefeated Garcia isn’t as big an underdog, just 2-1, as Martin was when he defeated Garcia, a 20-1 favorite, by unanimous decision in their 10-rounder in Fresno, California. Fundora’s undefeated, unknown opponent will fight for the first time in the United States, though, when he faces Fundora in the 12-round co-feature before Gervonta Davis defends his WBA world lightweight title against Isaac Cruz on Sunday night at Staples Center.

“I came here to win the fight and I came here to win hearts,” Garcia said during an undercard press conference Friday at JW Marriott LA Live. “It’s gonna be a great fight because I didn’t come here to run. I came here to stand up to Fundora. And hopefully fans are gonna be able to enjoy what’s gonna be a great spectacle. And I’m gonna show what I’m capable of with my pride and my skills on the line.”

The winner of the WBC super welterweight elimination bout between the second-ranked Garcia (33-0, 14 KOs) and the fourth-ranked Fundora (17-0-1, 12 KOs) will secure a final eliminator versus top-ranked Erickson Lubin (24-1, 17 KOs).

“It’s an honor for me to be here,” Garcia said. “I have absolutely no pressure. And Fundora, he’s a peculiar fighter for this division. He’s unusual, but I have sparred against opponents as tall as he is. So, I feel ready for any challenges that he might throw my way on Sunday night.”

The Torrelavega, Spain, native has fought a lower level of opposition than the 6-feet-6 Fundora, a Coachella, California, resident who is unusually tall for the 154-pound division. The 29-year-old contender managed to find left-handed sparring partners as tall as Fundora, but they were all above Garcia’s weight class.

“The sparring [partners] I had were actually heavier than Fundora is,” Garcia said, “and I consider that an advantage, something that made me tougher, something that made me stronger. And it’s gonna come in handy when I get into the ring on Sunday night.”

Garcia dealt England’s Ted Cheeseman (17-3-1, 10 KOs) his first defeat – a 12-round unanimous decision in February 2019 at O2 Arena in London. He has beaten unknown, pedestrian opponents in his past three fights who entered the ring a combined 38-20, whereas Fundora has defeated Nathaniel Gallimore, Habib Ahmed and Jorge Cota by knockout or technical knockout in his past three appearances.

“I absolutely love this challenge,” Garcia said. “I’m coming into somebody else’s house. I have no pressure. All I wanna do is give fans a great show and enjoy each and every single moment, hopefully with a happy ending. But in the end, I plan to savor every single second I have on Sunday night.”

Fundora-Garcia will be the third fight Showtime televises as part of a four-fight pay-per-view event (8 p.m. ET; 5 p.m. PT; $74.99).

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.