By Michael Collins – 08/10/2024 – Feedback
Vergil Ortiz Jr. will take a giant step up tonight towards WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk within the 12-round headliner on the Michelob Extremely Area in Las Vegas.
It’s a combat between two energy punchers that can place the winner to get a doubtlessly profitable match towards one of many extra widespread fighters at 154. The Bohachuk-Ortiz Jr. occasion shall be proven stay on DAZN tonight. It begins at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) has been introduced alongside fastidiously by his promoters at Golden Boy throughout his eight-year profession, and he’s fought anybody on the high tier till now.
Bohachuk has quite a lot of energy and a stress fashion of preventing that wears his opponents down. He has a Golovkin-esque stress fashion that could be a nightmare for his opponents. If Bohachuk can keep away from getting caught by certainly one of Vergil Jr’s left hooks, he might win tonight. In listening to Bohachuk’s interviews this week, he appears like he’s able to put a hurting on Vergil Jr.
It makes it tough to understand how he’ll react towards Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) tonight. If he can’t deal with the talents, energy, and ring IQ of Bohachuk, he shall be uncovered to a different hype job.
On the undercard tonight, junior middleweight Charles Conwell faces Khiary Grey in a ten-round combat. Additionally on the undercard, Gabriela Fundora (13-0, 6 KO) defends her IBF flyweight strap towards Daniela Asenjo (16-3-3, 2 KO).
- Serhii Bohachuk vs. Vergil Ortiz – 153.8 lbs (69.76 kg)
- Charles Conwell vs. Khiary Grey – 153.8 lbs (69.76 kg)
- Kenneth Sims Jr. vs. Jonathan Romero – TBD
- Gabriela Fundora vs. Daniela Asenjo – 109.8 lbs (49.81 kg) vs. 111.2 lbs (50.44 kg)
- Joel Iriarte vs. Miguel Ortiz – 146.4 lbs (66.41 kg) vs. 143.6 lbs (65.14 kg)
- Cecilia Braekhus vs. Maricela Cornejo – 154.6 lbs (70.13 kg) vs. 153 lbs (69.4 kg)
- Eric Priest vs. Luka Lozo – 159 lbs (72.12 kg) vs. 160 lbs (72.57 kg)
- Johnny Cáñas vs. Joseph Cruz – 136.8 lbs (62.05 kg) vs. 132 lbs (59.87 kg)
- Jordan Fuentes vs. James Mulder – 122.4 lbs (55.52 kg) vs. 127 lbs (57.61 kg)
- Figo Gonzalez vs. Jose Gonzalez – 119.8 lbs (54.34 kg) vs. 118.6 lbs (53.8 kg)
- Jennah Creason vs. Kelsey Wickstrum – 144.6 lbs (65.59 kg) vs. 140 lbs (63.5 kg)
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