Serhii Bohachuk says former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov will defeat Vergil Ortiz Jr. of their battle in 68 days on February twenty second in Riyadh.
Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) pulled out of his battle with Bohachuk on Saturday evening on account of acute bronchitis. The sickness works in Madrimov’s favor as a result of there’s no likelihood of him shedding or getting injured, which might have spoiled his possibilities for the larger payday in opposition to Vergil Ortiz Jr. on Turki Alashikh’s Riyadh Season card.
Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) misplaced his WBC interim 154-lb title to Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) by a controversial 12-round majority choice on August tenth. He knocked the A-side fighter Vergil Jr. down twice within the battle and appeared to have carried out greater than sufficient to win.
That loss for Bohachuk nonetheless bothers him as a result of he feels that he ought to have received, and it will be him preventing on the February twenty second card in opposition to Madrimov.
As an alternative, Bohachuk can be preventing this Saturday, December twenty first, in opposition to Ishmael Davis (13-1, 6 KOs) in a 12-round co-feature on the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 card on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh.
Followers are trying ahead to seeing Bohachuk in motion. They’re much less enthusiastic about his opponent, not too long ago crushed Ishmael Davis, who’s coming off a 12-round majority choice loss to Josh Kelly on September twenty first.
Bohachuk’s Prediction
“I can beat him yet one more time. I don’t really feel I misplaced. I really feel I received this battle. He’s NOT very robust. He’s not a nasty boxer. Sure, he’s a great mover however not an enormous puncher. I didn’t really feel this,” stated Serhii Bohachuk to Battle Hub TV, speaking about his controversial 12-round majority choice loss to Vergil Ortiz Jr. on August tenth
“I feel 12 rounds and Madrimov win this battle on choice. I feel Madrimov will win this battle, and I’m prepared for Madrimov sooner or later. Let’s go,” stated Bohachuk, predicting a victory for former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov when he faces Vergil Jr. on February twenty second.
