Vergil Ortiz Jr. faces a significant check tonight by WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk in Las Vegas.
Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) is formidable and can drive Vergil Jr. to succeed in deep to get the victory. It’s not one of many typical simple opponents that Golden Boy has routinely matched Vergil towards since he turned skilled in 2016.
Bohachuk: A Formidable Problem
Promoter Bernard Hopkins predicts a quick knockout for Ortiz Jr. inside one to seven rounds, however not earlier than he’s tasted just a little. If Vergil stops Bohachuk in spherical one, it gained’t be a lot of a check, however hopefully goes longer than that.
Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) will present whether or not he’s able to face the highest fighters like Sebastian Fundora, Errol Spence, Tim Tszyu, and Terence Crawford. Vergil has already mentioned he desires Crawford subsequent on the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
If not him, he’d wish to face former undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo, who hasn’t fought since dropping to Canelo Alvarez final 12 months.
“I’m utilizing it see if he’s able to struggle Crawford or anyone else close to Crawford’s degree for the following time,” mentioned Bernard Hopkins to Battle Hub TV about Vergil Ortiz Jr’s struggle tonight towards WBC interim 154-lb champion Serhii Bohachuk.
Hopkins ought to neglect about Crawford as an possibility for Vergil Jr. as a result of that’s not occurring, irrespective of how good he appears to be like tonight towards Bohachuk. Crawford solely desires well-liked fighters who can present him with an enormous payday. He desires Canelo Alvarez or WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora.
“I’m very excited that he has somebody that can check him. He has somebody who’s a champion who desires to win and never come right here and hand over one thing. It is a 60-40 solely as a result of one appears to be like higher than the opposite,” mentioned Hopkins, giving Golden Boy fighter Vergil Ortiz Jr the sting towards Bohachuk. “I’m not going to evaluate.”
Hopkins’ Prediction: A Quick Knockout
Vergil Jr. is the favourite however can lose this struggle if he fails to knock out or drop Bohachuk. Pretty much as good as Vergil Jr. is, he’s susceptible to getting damage like every fighter; he should take some massive pictures if he can’t knock him out early.
“This struggle goes to be a shootout, and whoever wins goes to should win that struggle. It’s going to be a knockout by the seventh spherical. I’ll say between one and 7,” mentioned Hopkins.
