Vergil Ortiz jr. (22-0, 21 food) Believe that his fight against Israil Madrimov has an excellent chance of ‘stealing the show’ in their 12-round for Vergil’s WBC Tus-Time Junior Middleweight Title in Riyadh tonight. It is seen by many fans as a 50-50 match. As Vergil jr. Tonight War with ‘Little GGG’ Madrimov, he might regret it.
Ortiz jr. (26) had trouble overwhelming his last opponent, Serhii Bohachuk. He discovered that he could not get away with the fight in the same way he had with welterweight against the limited opposition to which his promoters combined him. He never fought talentedly with anyone at 147, so it wasn’t a shock to see him being hit twice by Bohachuk and almost beaten.
Stealer displayed?
Indeed, Ortiz Jr. Madrimov can easily increase the fights placed above them on tonight’s map. What makes this fight more interesting is that these two will fight, and it will not be a boxing match.
Madrimov knows from his recent loss of Terence Crawford that he cannot afford to hold back and waste time using constant Feints. He must meet Vergil Jr. in the middle of the ring and let his hands go. It was a learning experience for Madrimov, and it made him realize that he couldn’t just focus on boxing out his opponents as he did during his amateur career.
He must use his power play, which is more than enough to beat 99% of fighters in the 154-pound division. Therefore, it was a mistake of Madrimov not to focus on it in his fight against Crawford. He had a great advantage in that fight and cut the older, weaker fighter’s head repeatedly with shots.
Against Ortiz Jr. ‘Little GGG’ Madrimov will go after him and his punch-for-punch matches to win. With the youth of Vergil Jr. and the popularity of a side, you must imagine that if the rounds are nearby, the judges will go with him as in his fight against Bohachuk. Ortiz jr. Is the more marketable fighter, and it is important when it comes to the standings. We see it all the time.
“I feel that this is where I’m supposed to be,” says Vergil Ortiz Jr. Dazn box ‘I feel 100% physically, mentally and emotionally ready. Everyone is in their armor. I’m not Crawford. So different people will show up for me, and it’s up to me to expose them, ‘says Vergil Jr.’ It has the potential (to be ‘fighting the year’), and it has the potential to show the wise too. “
Last updated on 02/22/2025
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