Israil Madrid was not impressed with the undefeated performance of Vergil Ortiz Jr in the last fight against the temporary junior champion of WBC Serhii Bohachuk, and he felt he should have lost after he fell twice in the competition with headquarters in Las Vegas.
Madrid, 29, did not look great in his last fight, losing to Terence Crawford, a unanimous decision in 12 rounds on August 3. Madromov born in Uzbekia lost too much fighting using Feints and not throwing a lot of blows. He let the older, weaker, smaller Crawford win by surpassing him.
When Madramov released his hands, he became better than him, making him look all 37. He was simply not busy enough and spent too much time with his feints. Vergil Jr. He obviously saw it, so he chose Madrid because he had a chance to surpass him if he was fighting the way he did against Crawford.
Ortiz JR (22-0, 21 ko) has been awarded an unpopular decision on the majority of 12 rounds to win a temporary belt of WBC from 154 pounds, and he will defend him against former WBA Madrid champion (10-1-1, 7 KOS) 22. February in Riyadh. The event will be shown live on DAZN PPV.
It would be better if Vergil Jr. did the right thing and voluntarily gave Bohachuk’s immediate rematch to clear the controversy. However, after the punishment that Ortiz Jr. He received in that fight and as the match was over, it is not surprising that he did not want to take the risk of being knocked out or judge’s documents.
Ortiz Jr. vs. Madrid will fight at Undercard for Arthur Beterbiev Vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch. Interestingly, Bot Vergil-Madrimov is below these two: Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker and Carlos Adames against Hamzah Sheeraz.
It is believed that the reason why these two struggles are so high in the background to create interest from the audience in the UK, not the fans from the rest of the world. These two matches do not move the needle for American fans, who see Parker as boring, and Hamzah as a hipe job.
“I think it’s hard to fight for both fighters. I think it comes down to who has a better game plan, who better listens to the corner and who makes better adjustments,” said Xander Zayas Seconds O Israil Madrid against Vergil Ortiz Jr. Fighting February 22.
Israil Madrid’s not impressed with Vergil Ortiz 😤 performance#Beterbievbivol2 | #Riyadhseason | February 22, live on DAZN | @Turki_alalshikh pic.twitter.com/dtryclrga9
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