WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) and Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) each weighed in efficiently at Friday’s weigh-in for his or her principal occasion battle this Saturday evening, August tenth, reside on DAZN on the Michelob Extremely Enviornment in Las Vegas. Each fighters weighed in at 153.8 lbs.
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The occasion begins at 5:00 pm PT/8 pm ET on DAZN.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is going through his first reside physique since shifting as much as 154 earlier this yr, and it’s going to be attention-grabbing to see how nicely he stands up in opposition to the hard-hitting Bohachuk. Ortiz Jr. has fought precisely two rounds since shifting up in weight, as each of his fights lasted one spherical.
The query is, will Vergil be capable of maintain up if Bohachuk remains to be standing after six rounds? Golden Boy Promotions have been defending Vergil Ortz Jr. like they did Jaime Munguia for a decade, and we noticed how that labored out for him as soon as he was stepped up in opposition to a superb opponent.
“He’s taller and longer; he has that proper hand and that stress. It’s a special kind of stress than Ortiz. Ortiz is menacing together with his stress. Each punch, he’s making an attempt to knock you out,” mentioned Sergio Mora to DAZN Boxing, speaking about WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz Jr.
“This man [Bohachuk] is actual calm together with his stress, like a Kelly Pavlik. He’s menacing however very affected person. The whole lot is actually constant. The following factor you realize, guys are taking place. It’s going to be an amazing battle.”
Bohachuk assaults his opponents in all-out assaults, and he’s laborious to cope with as a result of he gained’t cease throwing. He’s coming off a 12-round unanimous resolution over WBC interim 154-lb champion Brian Mendoza on March thirtieth, and he appeared excellent in that battle. He beat Mendoza extra impressively than Tim Tszyu had completed.
“I’m wondering how Vergil Ortiz goes to take that energy at junior middleweight as a result of he’s had two fights at 154,” mentioned Mora. “They’ve gone a complete of lower than two rounds. Fredrick Lawson went nowhere. Thomas Dulorme was toast after one spherical. Bohachuk goes to final rather a lot longer.”
If Ortiz Jr. can’t deal with the facility at 154, he’s not going to final lengthy in opposition to Bohachuk as a result of he’s going to be nailing him with withering hearth on Saturday evening. Egidijus Kavaliauskas had Ortiz Jr. harm early of their battle in 2021 however light earlier than he may end the job. Bohachuk punches rather a lot more durable than him and he could possibly be a menace.
“I believe it’s going to see what Vergil Ortiz is product of on this battle when he goes up in opposition to an actual junior middleweight puncher like Bohachuk. I believe he will get it completed, nevertheless it’s a really aggressive battle till the very finish.
