His Excellency Turki Alalshikh revealed three choices for Vergil Ortiz Jr’s subsequent battle if he fails to get the conflict towards Terence Crawford in February 2025.
Vergil Jr, 26, hopes that WBA junior middleweight champion Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will face him subsequent after his latest 12-round majority resolution win over WBC interim 154-lb champion Serhii Bohachuk on August tenth. Nevertheless, Turki says he doesn’t suppose Crawford will comply with any battle, however Canelo Alvarez.
That leaves Vergil Jr. with out an opponent for his subsequent battle, and his dad, Ortiz Sr., has already dominated out giving Bohachuk a rematch.
Israil Madrimov: The Most Real looking Possibility
Turkish listed these three fighters to the Stomping Grounds for Vergil (22-0, 21 KOs) to probably battle subsequent:
- Israil Madrimov
- Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
- Tim Tszyu
Of these three, former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) is probably the most real looking for WBC interim 154-lb champion Vergil Jr. to face subsequent as a result of he has no fights deliberate, and Eddie Hearn promotes him.
Madrimov can be one other arduous battle for Vergil Jr. as a result of it might face a man with wonderful energy and a extremely technical recreation. The photographs that Vergil Jr. was touchdown towards Bohachuk shall be tougher to attach with towards Madrimov, who has very good defensive abilities.
It could be check to indicate whether or not Vergil Jr. is nice sufficient to compete with the most effective at 154 as a result of his efficiency towards Bohachuk left a number of query marks within the minds of boxing followers as a result of he was dropped twice and seemed crushed up afterward.
Madrimov doesn’t throw as many punches as Bohachuk, however the energy in his proper hand is best and extra jarring as a result of he throws it at surprising instances.
Tszyu is targeted on difficult IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev subsequent, and he desires to battle Erickson Lubin and Sebastian Fundora in that order.
Boots Ennis has made it identified that he intends to remain at 147 to additional his aim of turning into the undisputed champion within the weight class. He’s not going to budge for something, however with that mentioned. If Turki provides Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) sufficient cash, he might be tempted to maneuver as much as 154. It’s unlikely, although.
