In 13 days, Vergil Ortiz Jr. will problem WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk on August 10 on the Michelob ULTRA Area at Mandalay Bay Resort and On line casino in Las Vegas. The 2 fighters will headline the cardboard, which begins at 5:00 p.m. ET and might be dwell on DAZN.
Bohachuk’s Spectacular Rise
It’s tough to foretell the winner of Ortiz vs. Bohachuk as a result of each have regarded spectacular not too long ago. Bohachuk, 29, is coming off a greater win. He beat Brian Mendoza to seize his WBC interim junior middleweight title on March thirtieth on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
In distinction, Vergil has a few wins over journeymen Fredrick Lawson and Thomas Dulorme, who’re nowhere close to top-level fighters.
Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) sounds assured that he’ll defeat Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) after which combat for the world title in opposition to the winner of the match between WBC 154-lb champion Sebastian Fundora and Errol Spence.
“I wished to combat in opposition to him as a result of I wished to face in opposition to the most effective. That’s my objective. I wish to be the most effective,” stated Serhii Bohachuk to Golden Boy Boxing about why he wished to combat Vergil Ortiz Jr. on August tenth.
If Bohachuk’s objective is to turn out to be widespread quickly, combating Vergil Ortiz is the way in which to go. If he’s victorious in opposition to Ortiz Jr., particularly if he knocks him out or dominates, he’ll get a number of consideration from followers.
“I sparred with him earlier than, however sparring is sparring. You’re studying. The combat is completely different. I do know this man. He’s robust, good, and has punch,” Bohachuk stated about Ortiz Jr. “He has good conditioning. He’s fighter, however I’m higher.”
Bohachuk doesn’t say when he sparred with Vergil. It gained’t imply a lot if the sparring occurred years in the past, and it sounds prefer it did. Ortiz Jr. is 26 now and has fought solely twice within the final two years attributable to his medical issues. He’s modified lots and gotten older with out combating high-level opposition.
Bohachuk’s Recreation Plan
“I wish to present my followers combat. I’m not taken with simple boxers,” stated Bohachuk. “It’s not attention-grabbing for me, and for folks. It’s my objective to indicate my mates and other people combat. I feel it’s going to be the most effective combat of the 12 months, as a result of I do know Vergil. He’s robust, and I’m robust. It’s not a combat. It’s battle within the ring.”
Bohachuk is fortunate to get this combat as a result of many fighters would wish to keep away from him after what he did to Brian Mendoza. If he’s victorious in opposition to Ortiz, it could be nice if Bohachuk may proceed to get attention-grabbing fights, however that’s not more likely to be the case.
“I do know his model earlier than, however he’s modified. He has extra expertise,” stated Bohachuk about Vergil Jr. “Now he understands he must be prepared for this combat 100%. I’m robust too. The final time I sparred him, I used to be in good condition, however now I have to be higher as a result of he is aware of me. He modified. I feel he will be quicker for this combat. It gained’t extra energy punches. He’ll be smarter,” stated Bohachuk.
I don’t suppose Vergil Jr. has modified. He’s simply gotten larger now that he’s combating at 154, as he’s not killing himself to make weight anymore now that he’s not combating at 147. He ought to have moved as much as 154 way back as a result of he was approach too massive for the welterweight division.
It’s comprehensible why Vergil Jr. stayed at welterweight so long as he did as a result of that’s the place the cash fights have been. He wished to combat Terence Crawford, Errol Spence, and Shawn Porter. Sadly, well being issues prevented him from staying wholesome lengthy sufficient to get any of these fights.
