Vergil Ortiz jr. Fired on social media at WBO junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas after being marked and discharged as a ’27-year-old prospect. ‘ Ortiz jr. (23-0, 21 food) responded by saying that he was a top competition compared to a champion, Zayas, who gifted a title and fought no one. ‘
Xander (22-0, 13 food) told Ring Magazine why he feels he doesn’t have to fight for Vergil jr and said he was said in the past, “Talk to me if you become a champion.” He now says that he is the WBO 154-pound belt holder, he will say the same to the WBC-Tus-Tus Junior Middleweight Ortiz Jr., which has not yet to win a world title.
A ‘gifted’ champion’s road
Top Rank used their expertise to send the 22-year-old Puerto Rico-born Xander Zayas in the WBO title with their match, and set a title eliminator against a small well-known Slava Spomer earlier this year, and then a battle against #2 Jorge Garcia Perez on July 26. Zayas won both fights to become the new WBO champion.
Prospects that actually fought the top competition> champion who got a title that nobody fought https://t.co/qs7wlmsm1s
– Vergil Ortiz Jr. (@Vergilortiz) August 27, 2025
The ‘gifted’ remark of Vergil jr. Reflects the view that some people on social media have the top rank in his WBO title. Xander does not have to fight any of these fighters to win his belt:
– Bakhram Murtazaliev
– Israil Madrimov
– Serhii Bohachuk
– Sebastian Fundora
– Abass Baraou
– Erickson’s Lubi
– Jaron Ennis
Ortiz jr.
Fans noted that Zayas did not have to fight one of the talented fighters in the 154 pound division to win his WBO belt, unlike Vergil Ortiz Jr., which did in his last two fights against Israil Madrimov and Serhii Bohachuk.
Ortiz jr. Ran the Gauntlet, came up against them, and now he stands in front of #1 IBF and #3 WBO ranks Erickson Lubin on November 8 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Last updated on 08/26/2025
