Coach Stephen Edwards says Vergil Ortiz Jr. inflicted more punishment on former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov last Saturday night than Terence Crawford did in his close victory over him last August.
Boxing fans the world over sure got a great show last night/afternoon, depending on your location, this as “The Last Crescendo” delivered.
WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) dodged another bullet on Saturday, winning a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Israil Madrimov (10-2-1, 7 KOs) at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Former WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) became the new undisputed champion on Saturday night, beating previously undefeated champ Artur Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs) by a highly competitive 12-round majority decision in their clash at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Artur Beterbiev looked noticeably bigger than Dmitry Bivol today, weighing in at 175 lbs, right at the limit of the light heavyweight division for their DAZN PPV rematch this Saturday, February 22nd, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. says his fight against Israil Madrimov is the “best” one on Saturday’s Riyadh card at the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya predicts the Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov junior middleweight clash will be “The Fight of the Year” on Saturday night in Riyadh.
Israil Madrimov said today during his grand arrivals in Riyadh that he’s got a game plan for his fight against WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr that he believes will “entertain the fans” at the Kingdom Arena.
Xander Zayas says he was offered the fight against WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. for the February 22nd event in Riyadh.
Promoter Eddie Hearn calls the February 22nd Riyadh Season card the “greatest night of boxing” the sport has seen. The headliner is the rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, and the event will be shown live on DAZN.