After virtually 16 months out of boxing, the unbeaten Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) returned in January, stopping Fredrick Lawson within the first spherical. Now, Ortiz is able to return to the ring for the third time this yr, one thing uncommon.
This Saturday, August 10, Vergil Ortiz faces WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) in a twelve-round contest stay on DAZN on the Michelob Extremely Area in Las Vegas.
Vergil shall be preventing his third tremendous welterweight combat towards a boxer who throws a whole lot of punches and has a formidable document of knockouts.
In line with the bettors, Serhii Bohachuk is made to order for Vergil Ortiz. Technically, Ortiz appears to have higher boxing abilities, and his footwork is great. Nonetheless, I don’t wish to be influenced by Ortiz Jr.’s first-round knockout win over Thomas Dulorme final April because the Boricua is a boxer within the twilight of his profession.
I’m positive this combat will decide the course of Ortiz’s profession on this weight class. Returning after 1 1/2 years and shifting up in weight towards barely harmful rivals labored effectively for Ortiz.
Bohachuk is a basic knockout artist who can finish a combat with one blow. Nonetheless, he will get hit lots whereas he tries to land his pictures. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see whether or not Ortiz Jr. carries his energy from 147 to 154.
Bohachuk’s solely loss was in March 2021, when Brandon Adams knocked him out within the eighth spherical of a combat he was successful comfortably. By going for a stoppage, Bohachuk paid very dearly that evening in Puerto Rico.
If the whole lot seems because the consultants have deliberate. Vergil Ortiz will proceed his profession as a junior middleweight, as he did as a welterweight.
As a consequence of his well being issues, Ortiz couldn’t keep at 147. I believed he had lots to offer us as welterweight, and I used to be satisfied that he would proceed at that weight. Sadly, his well being prevented it.
I wish to witness Ortiz in motion towards a harmful puncher and see how he handles the massive pictures. I don’t doubt that Ortiz’s abilities bundle is significantly better than Bohachuk’s, however it will likely be attention-grabbing to see whether or not he can deal with his energy on Saturday evening.
Ortiz ought to have confronted Bud Crawford in 147 when the 2 fighters nonetheless competed in that weight class. I feel that combat may occur subsequent yr at 154. Now that the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford combat isn’t taking place, the subsequent mega combat is Ortiz-Crawford.
