Promotor Oscar de la Hoya wants his fighter, Vergil Ortiz Jr., to use uninterrupted pressure to defeat Israil Madrimov on Saturday, February 22. De la Hoya believes the best approach to defeating former WBA junior middleweight champion Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 COs) “Back him up” and attack his body.
The approach worked for the smaller, older and weaker Terence Crawford to beat Madrimov in Los Angeles in August. Despite the fact that Madrimov gave up the size and power, 37-year-old Crawford used pressure to carry him off to win a close unanimous decision of 12 round on the map of Turki Alalshikh at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles .
Crawford did take up a lot of punishment, and it is unclear or Vergil jr. The same kind of shots can take without striking or dropping two or three times.
Vergil jr. Were off twice in his last battle against the WBC-Tus-Time Champion of 154 pounds Serhii Bohachuk on August 10 and was happy to get a 12-round majority decision. He did not look like he deserved victory, but the judges of Nevada still gave it to him.
“I’m excited for my guy, Vergil and Madrimov. It is likely to steal the show if you like action and love knockouts, ”said Oscar de la Hoya Golden boy box About Saturday night’s battle between the WBC -Tuss -interest junior middleweight champion, Vergil Ortiz Jr. And Israil Madrimov.
De la Hoya is 100% correct in his prediction that Ortiz Jr. Madrimov will steal the show. This one promises to have the most action out of all the battles on Saturday night’s map Dazn ppv. The most important event between undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Betterbiev and Dmitri Biscolor is a Cat & Mouse competition with a lot of running and chasing. It will not be as entertaining as the Ortiz Jr. Against Madrimov fight. Turki should have stored the Betterbiev-bivol 2-Rematch under the decks on the bottom map somewhere, rather than fighting the headlist.
“How do you see Vergil Ortiz? We know that he brings the pressure, the volume and the power, but Madrimov is brilliant, ”says Sergio Mora. “How is he going to land the heavy hands on a man who is difficult to hit like Madrimov?”
Vergil has only one option in this battle: He must stay with his usual style of fighting by getting forward, applying pressure and hoping the approach against Madrimov works. He is not a good boxer to box out a technical fighter like Madrimov, and he would be foolish to try.
Words of the la hoya
“I look at Madrimov and Crawford. Madrimov did something that confuses Crawford. He was on his toes, moving from side to side and giving him corners, ”says De la Hoya. ‘It is clear that the camp of Vergil Ortiz is well aware of it. They prepared for a Madrimov who went to box and moved, but also went forward and knocked.
“What does Vergil do then? I would push him back if I was in Vergil’s shoes, because Madrimov can’t fight to deteriorate. So, I would push him back and just relentlessly (pressure). One thing about Madrimov is that he is fighting with his waiting. What is going on is the body, and Voir for the body is relentless, ”says De la Hoya.
Last updated on 02/21/2025
