Golden Boss Boss Oscar de la Hoya plans to Vergil Ortiz jr. Bring back for what is expected to be an easier fight for him against the old ‘one -time’ Keith Thurman in October. It will be a Golden Boy-PBC-promoted event.
Vergil Jr. ‘s return in October
Ortiz jr. (23-0, 21 COs) were in his last two fights in his last two fights in his last two fights in back-to-back-out fighting against Israil Madrimov and Serhii Bohachuk. So, against faded 36-year-old Thurman (31-1, 23 COs), a step back will be in the much-needed competition for Vergil Jr.
With the issues that Ortiz Jr. Had against Bohachuk and Madrimov, he could easily have lost both fights. The victory over Bohachuk last year was controversial, with many boxing fans considering it a gift for Vergil Jr. As for his victory over Madrimov, he fought what came from acute bronchitis when he fought him last February, but Ortiz Jr. Still have a bad beat of the former WBA junior middleweight champion.
Top 5 opponent at 154
“He’s ready for everyone. Vergil Ortiz is the next star of Golden Boy. We believe in him 1,000 percent,” De la Hoya said about Ortiz Jr.We look to get him back in October against someone in the top five. He will be back soon. “
Well, Oscar is a bit off here by saying that Vergil jr. A “top five” man will fight, as former WBA and WBC welterweight champion Thurman is not in the top five by one of the four sanctions bodies at 154. Keith is #8 IBF, #8 WBC, and #8 WBO in Junior Middweight.
Thurman has no chance of Vergil jr. At this late stage of Keith’s career, he has no business that has a talent like Ortiz Jr. Thurman is a fighter from another era and is too old to compete against a younger fighter like 27-year-old Ortiz Jr.
A better battle for the fans would be a re -broadcast between Ortiz Jr. And a healthy 100% version of Madrimov. It would be nice to see how Vergil jr. Madrimov handles if he doesn’t have a bad illness.
A step back in the competition
Thurman would be higher if he wasn’t so inactive. Thurman recently came down from a three-year disaster and defeated on March 12 on March 12 with a second-level fighter, Brock Jarvis. If ‘One Time’ screened a top fighter of the 15, he would probably be pressed to the top five, but he was obviously not crazy enough to try it because of his inactivity and advanced age.
Last updated on 08/08/2025
