Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) will tackle WBC interim 154-lb champion Serhii Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) on August tenth. The struggle shall be proven on DAZN.
The August tenth occasion begins at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT from the Michelob Extremely Area in Las Vegas.
Bohachuk’s Technical Prowess and Expertise
There’s nonetheless quite a lot of time earlier than August tenth, so hopefully, Vergil received’t pull out with a illness or damage, leaving Bohachuk as a last-second alternative opponent.
It is a powerful one for each fighters, however Bohachuk has the higher expertise and beginner pedigree than Ortiz. If this turns right into a boxing match, the Ukrainian Bohachuk, 29, ought to win pretty simply. Ortiz is a pure slugger who focuses on strain, quantity, and his energy recreation.
It’s a troublesome struggle to foretell as a result of Ortiz Jr. has by no means fought any world-class opposition in his two earlier fights at Junior middleweight since shifting up in weight from 147 earlier this 12 months.
In Vergil’s two fights at 154, he beat Fredrick Lawson and Thomas Dulorme by a pair of first-round knockouts, and now he’s getting a title shot.
It could have been safer to offer Ortiz a few step-up fights earlier than taking up a expertise like Bohachuk for his WBC interim title, however Golden Boy Promotions doesn’t wish to take their time.
If it really works out of their favor, it’s good. If not, then it’s a lesson. With on a regular basis that Vergil has messed along with his numerous well being issues, you possibly can’t blame Golden Boy for throwing him within the frying pan to see what occurs.
Ortiz’s Confidence
“This struggle is the struggle that solidifies me as a prime 154 fighter,” mentioned Vergil Ortiz, Jr. “That is additionally the struggle that reveals everybody that nothing has modified: I’m nonetheless the most effective fighters on this planet.”
Assuming Vergil Ortiz Jr. makes it to the struggle with out pulling out, this shall be his third struggle this 12 months. That’s spectacular, given how a lot time he’s missed resulting from his well being issues.
Bohachuk seemed nice in his final struggle, beating WBC interim 154-lb champion Brian Mendoza by a 12-round unanimous choice on March thirtieth.
Mendoza had misplaced his earlier fights towards Tim Tszyu by a 12-round unanimous choice on October fifteenth, 2023, and had been softened up within the course of. Bohachuk took benefit of that and beat him.
