IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev is perhaps the only option for Vergil Ortiz Jr. Go to this man.
Murtazaliev’s power
Bakhram’s knockout victory in the third round over former WBO champion Tim Tszyu on October 19 last year, possibly Vergil Ortiz Jr. And the other fighters in the division. Terence Crawford initially talked about the fact that he wants to become the undisputed champion at the junior middleweight. After the knockout of Tszyu of Murtazaliev, he became silent and said he just wanted to get the big fights.
Golden Boy promotions will have to give the green light for Vergil jr. To resist Bakhram (23-0, 17 COs), and it is doubtful that they would. Even Ortiz Jr. doesn’t mention that he wants to fight against him. He wants to challenge a world title, but knows his limitations.
He barely beat his last two opponents, Israel Madrimov and Serhii Bohachuk. The unbeaten Vergil Jr., 26, beat in both fights, and his face seemed to have been transferred by a Mac truck. If that’s what Madrimov and Bokhachuk can do to Ortiz JR, you can only imagine what Bakhram Murtazaliev would do.
Ortiz jr. (23-0, 21 CO’s) said last Saturday night that he was ready to challenge any of the champions at 154 who are willing to give him the opportunity after his now 12-round victory over Israil Madrimov on the venue In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
No takeers
Vergil jr. The WBA 154-pound champion Terence Crawford and WBC and WBO champion Sebastian Fundora exclaimed immediately after his fight with Madrimov. However, Crawford is already scheduled to face Canelo Alvarez on September 13, and Fundora is not interested in fighting him.
Earlier today, when asked against whom he wants to fight after his March 22 title defense against Chordale Booker, Fundora said, “Errol Spence of Terence Crawford Fighting is always open. “
For Vergil Ortiz Jr. To have a chance to beat a powerful puncher like Murtazaliev, he will have to adopt the style of Dmitri Biblical by becoming a runner -up and clinic. If he can move around for 12 rounds like Biblical, he will have a chance, but even then Murtazaliev hit so hard that he can do a job on him on October 19 last year as he did Tim Tszyu.
Last updated on 02/25/2025
