Oscar De La Hoya predicts his fighter, interim WBC junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr, will “steal the present” on the February 22 card by beating “Little GGG” Israil Madrimov in Riyadh.
De La Hoya believes Vergil Jr’s ring smarts will enable him to cope with the ability of former WBA 154-pound champion Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) of their battle on the Artur Beterbiev card in opposition to Dmitry Bivol 2.
Will Ortiz Jr. steal the present?
Oscar says it is a robust battle for Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KO) after his grueling battle in opposition to Serhii Bohachuk on August 10. Vergil Jr, 26, was deserted twice on this battle he took many heavy photographs and was fortunate to win.
The punishment Bohachuk’s newest opponent, Ishmael Davis, meted out to him final Saturday evening in Riyadh was nothing in comparison with what Ortiz Jr. absorbed final August. That is why query marks stay over whether or not Vergil Jr. will be capable of stand as much as Madrimov’s rule on February 22.
Even when he had time to get better from the hits he took from Bohachuk, it won’t be sufficient for him to face a man who hits simply as onerous, if not tougher, in opposition to “Little GGG.” This isn’t a battle the place Vergil Jr. can depend on successful by outboxing Madrimov like he did in opposition to Bohachuk over the past three rounds to select up the victory.
“Little GGG”: the ability of Madrimov
“Model-wise, it’s a tricky battle. Vergil simply scored an amazing victory in opposition to [Serhii] Bohachuk,” Oscar De La Hoya informed Fight Hub TVtalking about Vergil Ortiz Jr. defending his WBC interim junior middleweight title in opposition to Israil Madrimov subsequent month on February 22 in Riyadh.
“So, virtually comparable types in a approach. Madrimov has a greater boxing IQ however hits onerous like a mule [kicks]and he comes ahead. That is going to be a really entertaining battle. Vergil Ortiz will steal the present that evening.
“Vergil Ortiz is a really clever fighter. He is aware of precisely what he has to do within the ring. I am certain he research his opponents. His cornerman and his group examine their opponents to ensure Vergil is in optimum situation,” Oscar stated.
Madrimov has a totally completely different type than Bohachuk, and he’s removed from the identical. De La Hoya was mistaken, pondering they’ve comparable types.
Bohachuk is a relentless, high-volume puncher who by no means stops throwing. In distinction, Madrimov is a low-output boxer with excessive energy. Their similarities lie of their glorious hitting energy. Madrimov has higher hand pace than Bohachuk, however not by a lot.
Madrimov misplaced his final battle in opposition to Terence Crawford by an in depth 12-round unanimous determination on August 3 in Los Angeles. Madrimov was winnable over the ultimate 4 rounds, however he let Crawford take the win by outplaying him.
He confirmed an excessive amount of respect for Crawford and did not relentlessly assault him like he wanted to. In case you might have transplanted Bohachuk’s aggressive type to Madrimov in these remaining 4 rounds, he in all probability would have knocked out Crawford or, on the very least, put him on the run.
Vergil Jr. had big issues in opposition to Bohachuk, getting dropped within the first and eighth rounds. Ortiz Jr’s 12-round majority determination victory on August 10 was controversial and broken his reputation. What made issues worse was not providing Bohachuk a rematch. This strengthened followers’ opinions that Ortiz Jr. knew he misplaced and did not need to battle Serhii once more, fearing the judges would not get it proper this time.
“Vergil is a really clever younger man who is aware of easy methods to maintain enterprise. He is aware of easy methods to adapt. I feel these changes within the first quarter of the battle and the primary half of the battle are going to be essential,” De La Hoya stated.
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