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Vergil Ortiz Jr. says he expects his combat in opposition to Israil Madrimov to be a “chess match” subsequent month after they battle in a 12-round match on February twenty second in Riyadh.
Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) can be defending his WBC interim junior middleweight title that he was lucky to get in his final combat in opposition to Serhii Bohachuk in opposition to the previous WBA 154-lb champion Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs).
Madrimov’s Energy vs. Ortiz Jr.’s Tempo
The previous beginner star Madrimov has the talents and energy benefit over Ortiz Jr., however he doesn’t possess the identical punch output or stamina. If Israil is unable to throw extra and combat more durable within the later rounds, Vergil Jr. will cruise to a victory on this matchup.
As we noticed in Madrimov’s current loss to Terence Crawford, he makes use of too many feints, and waits too lengthy to throw his pictures. When Madrimov does throw, it’s all the time only a single punch. He’s not a mixture puncher. He feints for 30 seconds, then throws a single shot, after which begins over. That’s why he misplaced to Crawford, and why he may lose to Vergil.
“I can’t tell you how it’s going to go. I think it’s going to be a chess match, but it’s going to be fun. It’s just going to be fun,” stated Vergil Ortiz Jr. to Queensberry Promotions’ YouTube channel about his title protection in opposition to Israil Madrimov on February twenty second in Riyadh.
“I think there’s a lot of bull s*** with people. ‘Oh, I see fear,’” stated Vergil Jr. when requested what he noticed throughout his face-off with Israil Madrimov. “I’m just there looking at you because I have to. Do you know what I mean? I don’t see anything. I’m just like, ‘This is part of the job or whatever,’ trying not to laugh. That’s what I’m thinking of. Trying not to laugh or anything. That’s just being honest,” stated Ortiz Jr.
Latest Controversies
Each fighters had been in current matches that might have simply gone the opposite manner with the tables turned. Madrimov out-punched Terence Crawford, however was given a questionable 12 spherical unanimous resolution on August third final 12 months. Vergil Jr. received very fortunate profitable a 12-round majority resolution over WBC interim 154-lb champion Bohachuk on August tenth.
Ortiz Jr. was dropped twice, and appeared to lose six of the twelve rounds. Usually, that might imply a loss, however the the judges gave it to Vergil, the A-side fighter, and now he’s the brand new WBC interim champion. Clearly, it could have been higher if Vergil had cleared up the controversy, however he selected to not. That doesn’t assist his profession becasue the followers view him as a tainted champion now.
