WBC interim Junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. will face a a lot completely different check in his title protection towards the technically expert Israil Madrimov on February twenty second in Riyadh. The struggle will happen in 58 days.
The highly effective 26-year-old Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) defeated the power-puncher Serhii Bohachuk by a questionable 12-round majority determination in his final struggle on August tenth. Bohachuk dropped Ortiz Jr. twice within the struggle.
Vergil Jr. was out-punched by the extra highly effective Bohachuk all through the struggle however eeked out a controversial determination by getting on his bike for the ultimate 4 rounds to get the victory.
Ortiz Jr. didn’t select to provide Bohachuk a rematch to clear up the controversy, which is comprehensible given how a lot punishment he took in that struggle. Bohachuk had crushed Vergil at his personal recreation, out-slugging him and forcing him to maneuver within the final quarter of the competition.
Vergil Jr. vs. Bohachuk Punch Stats
– Ortiz Jr: 265 of 732 punches for 43%
– Bohachuk: 225 of 817 for 36%
Ortiz Jr. wilted below the ability of Bohachuk, took loads of facial injury, was harm within the later rounds, and was given trip for glove restore. It appeared that he used that to get better.
Will probably be a special sort of struggle towards Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs), which is quicker, extra technical, and equally highly effective as Bohachuk along with his proper hand. Vergil Jr’s greatest likelihood of profitable this struggle is with strain as a result of he doesn’t possess the talents that Madrimov has going for him.
The previous WBA junior middleweight champion Madrimov will doubtless be extra aggressive than he was in shedding to Terence Crawford, however he received’t use the come-forward strain that Bohachuk was displaying. That’s not his fashion. Nevertheless, Madrimov does possess the ability and timing to harm Ortiz Jr. if he tries to stroll him down like he’s been doing with most of his opponents in his eight-year professional profession.
Grudge Match
Vergil Jr. and Madrimov have completely different views about how their sparring went previously. In an interview with Combat Hub TV, Madrimov, 29, stated he didn’t “100%” through the sparring and stated Vergil Jr. was only a “regular” boxer.
Ortiz Jr. stated to Combat Hub TV about Madrimov’s feedback, “He stated, ‘He’s a standard boxer, and we went simply to play with him.’ To me, that’s throwing shade.”
Madrimov: “There’s nothing actually to say. We had sparring. He’s athletic, he’s fast. I used to be serving to him in his preparation for his struggle on the time. We exchanged experiences. I don’t know what else to say to you
The previous novice star Madrimov misplaced a detailed 12-round unanimous determination to Terence Crawford in his final struggle on August third in Los Angeles. The scores have been 115-113, 116-112 and 115-113.
Many boxing followers felt afterward that Madrimov had come near beating Crawford and would have received if he’d turned up the warmth within the championship rounds. He made Crawford, 37, look his age in that struggle.
