Vergil Ortiz jr. Say he wanted to fight former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov because he enjoyed sparing him in the past. Ortiz jr. (21-0, 20 COs) describe the sparring sessions as “Fun, ” And he felt that it would be entertaining for the two to fight it.
Trailer-friendly fight
Ortiz Jr., 26, will defend its WBC-TUSSENTE 154-Pond Belt against Madrimov (10-1, 7 CO’s) on February 22, -Arabia. The event is displayed directly on Dazn PPV.
The organizers of the event surprisingly placed the Vergil Jr.- Madrimov battle as the third game on the bottom map rather than in the co-function, where it should be. They focus on the British audience by placing Daniel Dubois against Joseph Parker and Carlos Adames against Hamzah Sheeraz before the Ortiz against Madrimov collision.
Madrimov was beaten by Terence Crawford in Los Angeles on August 3 in a competitive battle he could have won if he would throw a few more strokes in the later rounds of the competition. This is where Crawford arrived strongly to win the important championships with its activity.
“Madrimov is putting pressure on Crawford, and Crawford is waiting for an opening. However, he has just captured a real band, ”said Vergil Ortiz Jr. To watch Dazn Boxing and watch the last battle of Israil Madrimov against Terence Crawford from August 3 last year.
‘Madrimov definitely does a good job. He is not hit much. It didn’t. I thought Crawford was going to win, but Madrimov did a very good job to take away what Crawford did best. He had very good feints. He threw a lot. I know Crawford respects his power because he (Madrimov) did hit a little hard.
“I haven’t yet, but I’ll do it,” says Vergil jr. When asked if he studied this battle between Madrimov and Crawford to be ready for his collision. “The thing is that Crawford and I are two different fighters. Of course, I can study it, but the thing is that Crawford and I fought the same, he (Madrimov) is going to interact otherwise.
Vergil predicted that Crawford would defeat Madrimov with ease, but it appeared to be a very close struggle, while the 37-year-old barely won. He did not realize how difficult it would be to fight Madrimov in the same way he had done against Errol Spence in his previous game a year earlier. Madrimov was too powerful and technical for Crawford to get away with the same things he did against the exhausted car-crash-disabled Spence.
“I had three or four sparring sessions with Madrimov. I remember a lot. It was a fun sparring session, and that was one of the reasons why I fought, because it’s a hard fight, another struggle and I know the fans will entertain with it, ‘says Ortiz Jr.
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Last updated on 02/10/2025
