WBC Interim Junior Middleweight Champion Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Potential enemies
– Bakhram Murtazaliev: IBF
– Sebastian Fundora: WBC and WBO
– Terence Crawford: WBA
The simplest of these three are Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 Kos), but it is also the most dangerous puncher. Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KOS) would have to change his approach to him because he couldn’t just go straight to Murtazaliev, as he did against Madrimov (10-2-1, 7 Kos). He hits too hard for Virgil to burn him off and he won’t run like Madrimov.
Ortiz Jr. had enough problems as it was against Madrimov, but it would be worse against Bakhram. Virgil defeated Madrimov with the scores of 115-113, 115-113 and 117-111.
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“We just fought a good fight against a big opponent. I am very satisfied with my performance, ”said Vergil Ortiz Jr. The pounding floor After his victory against Israail Madrimov last Saturday evening. “What he gave us thought we would happen.
“He has a good power, but it is not scary,” said Ortiz Jr. when he was asked whether Madrimov has good power. “The middle machine (Egidijus Kavaliauskas) was scary. I will tell you that I don’t like to be hit by him. There was no other fighter that I want: “Let me be careful.” He (Madrimov) said: “Okay, I can take that,” said Ortiz Jr.
Virgil Jr’s face was much worse against Madrimov than in his fight against Kavaliauskas. That tells you that his perception of Madrimovs was no longer because he caught him with a few great shots that looked more powerful than those with whom he was hit against ‘Mean Machine in her fight on August 14, 2021.
Ortiz Jr. has to give up his hopes to fight against Terence Crawford because he will not help him by offering a title shot. Crawford is fighting WBA, WBC and WBO Super Middleweight Canelo Alvarez on September 13th. After this fight, he will probably retire when Turki Alalshikh offers him a lot of money to fight someone like the newly crowned, not populated, light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol.
“It was really not frustrating because he had to fight at some point,” said Vergil Jr. when he was asked if he was frustrated by Madrimov’s movement. “I can also fight from the outside. It is not like I’m just a fighter who (placed forward). I can be this fighter if I want to harass you if he doesn’t give me anything and he doesn’t do anything.
“I have a good push and can also fight from the outside. For me it is no problem to fight someone who moves a lot, ”said Ortiz Jr.
Last updated on February 24th, 2025
