Vergil Ortiz Jr. They will have a complex puzzle that needs to be resolved in its fight against former WBA junior medium category champion this Saturday, February 2nd, on the Turki al-Sheikh card in Riyadh. Madrid (10-1-1, 7 ko) has gained a lot of experience from his recent fight against Terrence Crawford, pushing an older fighter to his physical border in Los Angeles in a defeat of a razor.
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Madrid too skilled?
Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 ko) will have to show more skills if he wants to stay on his temporary WBC 154-LB title against a technically talented and stronger Madrid. What could act against Vergil JR, 26, is that on August 10 last year, he fights Serhii Bohachuk, and now jumps straight into the even more challenging match against Madrid.
Although we saw Vergil Jr. -And quickly understand and destroy the smooth British boxer Michael McKinson in 2022, Madrid is on a different level from that type. Has size, skills and Power similar to Golovkinimaking him an incredible opponent.
Ortiz Jr. He can’t just walk ‘Little GGG’ Madrid’s way he hit slightly, fragile McKinson and reckon that he had thrown it out. If he is so fighting against Madrid, he will repeatedly rejected, as he did in his questionable victory in most of the 12 rounds against Bohahuk. Let’s be honest. It was a loss For Vergil Ortiz Jr, but he was donated by the decision of the judges in Nevada. Bohachuk dropped him twice and seemed to have lost seven rounds, which had to make a clear victory for Ukrainian.
What the whole of Fiasco was worse was Ortiz Jr. who decided not to give him a rematch. That said a lot about him. Since the struggle of Ortiz-Madrimova is set up in Riyadh, Vergil Jr. He cannot count that the judges will throw him out if the fight is close. They will have to fight much better than Bohachuk, and is facing a more severe fighter with a better power with one blow.
Ortiz: No plan B?
If you saw what Madrid did Crawford’s face, you just know that Vergil Jr. to tackle a lot of penalties in this competition if he struggles with what he normally does. The primitive style with which Ortiz Jr. He has mastered during his career will make him light prey for Madrid, which is dominated by these types of fighters.
Vergil Jr. He would have been forced to change his style long ago to fight better opposition and competed in 154 since the beginning of his career. Ortiz Jr. He will follow his old book of attempts to surpass Madrid, but if he fails, he will need a strategy of Plan B.
Last time updated 16.02.2025