Promoter Oscar De La Hoya mentioned right this moment he needs WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. to battle Terence Crawford, Sebastian Fundora, or Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis subsequent on February twenty second in Riyadh.
Oscar’s Wishlist for Vergil Jr
- Jaron Ennis
- Sebastian Fundora
- Terence Crawford
De La Hoya’s first alternative ‘Boots’ Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs), however he’s unsure that Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn nonetheless needs to make the battle with Vergil Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) after the lackluster efficiency Jaron had in his rematch in opposition to Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth.
“It’s a kind of three. It’s a kind of three,” mentioned De La Hoya to DAZN about wanting a giant identify for Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Oscar Desires Large Identify For Vergil Jr
Ennis was uncovered in that battle, and it might be a mistake for Hearn to place him in with a killer like Vergil Ortiz Jr.
That battle confirmed that Boots is susceptible and may be outboxed. Hearn won’t need to threat placing him in with Vergil Jr. and have him spoil all of the onerous work he’s put in attempting to make a star out of him.
WBA 154-lb champion Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) continues to be in a holding sample, ready to see if Canelo Alvarez will throw him a bone by giving him a shot at his unified titles at 168. That battle isn’t prone to occur.
Vergil, 26, nonetheless lacks the recognition to lure fighters like Crawford, WBC, and WBO champion Fundora to need to battle him. It’s too dangerous for them, and it might be lots more durable going up in opposition to a strong younger man like Ortiz Jr. He’s within the ‘Who wants him’ membership proper now.
In different phrases, Ortiz Jr. is extra bother than he’s value with out the Saudis stepping in to entice Fundora, Crawford, or Boots Ennis to need to tangle with him.
If His Excellency Turki Alalshikh may also help lure a kind of large names, Vergil Jr. may have a superb opponent on February twenty second. Nonetheless, with out Turki’s assist, De La Hoya must look in one other course for Vergil to face former WBC interim 154-lb champion Serhii Bohachuk in a rematch.
Vergil beat Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) by a controversial 12-round majority choice on August tenth in a battle that many followers noticed Serhii profitable.
