It was an all-action affair in tonight’s DAZN major occasion with Vergil Ortiz (22-0) taking a slender majority choice win over Serhii Bohachuk (24-2) to take his interim WBC world title, and doubtlessly establishing a combat in opposition to Terence Crawford — however extra on that later.
Each Ortiz and Bohachuk promised they might throw down, and the did precisely that from the opening bell, taking turns touchdown clear punches on each other for the complete 12 rounds in a rousing motion combat that had the group on its ft for a lot of the combat. The primary spherical had Ortiz go down on what seemed like a a shot that knocked him off stability greater than truly harm him, however the occasion was dominated a slip.
However to begin Spherical 5 the fee would evaluation the tape and overturn that decision, making it an official knockdown. Then within the eight spherical Bohachuk would rating one other flash knockdown, and that lit a hearth underneath Ortiz’s ass who would instantly storm again by throwing tons of energy punches and strafing Bohachuk for a lot of the finish of that spherical.
The fighters would proceed to have dramatic shifts with Ortiz visibly gorgeous Bohachuk not less than a couple of instances, however Bohachuk displayed a lot coronary heart and composure that he by no means let these moments break him.
There was loads of rigidity on either side because the official scores have been being tallied up, and when the have been learn it was Ortiz who took a call on scores of 113-113, 114-112, and 114-112 in a transparent Struggle of the Yr contender.
Earlier than the published Turki Alalshikh made an look with Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya for a phase, and each agreed that they might work on making a Terence Crawford vs Vergil Ortiz combat subsequent pending the end result. Ortiz gained, and so these talks will probably be to come back.
Bohachuk vs Ortiz highlights
Charles Conwell KO-2 Khiary Grey
Very like the theme for all the card, it was a method site visitors within the co-feature with Charles Conwell (20-0) making use of pressue and touchdown a devastating liver shot that Khiary Grey (18-7) didn’t see coming, and it put him down exhausting and for the rely. Conwell fought the primary spherical behind a really tight guard whereas urgent ahead and by the second he was able to get straight to enterprise, strafing Grey with some strong pictures earlier than that one left to the physique left Grey on the canvas for for much longer than a 10-count.
Kenneth Sims Jr TKO-5 Jonathan Romero
Kenneth Sims Jr (21-2-1) dominated a late substitute in Jonathan Romero (35-5), who took the combat on lower than 24hrs discover. Though Romero was a veteran his savvy didn’t do him any favors as he was comprehensively crushed from pillar to publish by Sims, who hit him with all the pieces however the kitchen sink. Romero who make loads reveals of bravado and did give an trustworthy effort versus simply displaying as much as money a examine, however he bought pasted to the purpose the place he had nothing left to supply after 5 rounds.
Gabriela Fundora UD-10 Daniela Asenjo
Nothing a lot to say aside from utter domination. Gabriela Fundora (17-0) got here in and rapidly displayed she was on a very completely different stage than Daniela Asenjo (16-4-3) as she was in a position to lead, counter, and alternate at will. Fundora would tag up Asenjo over the complete length the place the end result was by no means doubtful, and the one query was whether or not or not Fundora might drive the stoppage. She didn’t however she placed on a present all the identical.
Joel Irate TKO-1 Miguel Ortiz (2:15)
Joel Irate made fast work of an overmatched Miguel Ortiz, blitzing him from the opening bell and just about not letting off the gasoline till the referee was pressured to intervene, making for the early stoppage.
