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.
WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. predicts his fight with former WBA champ Israil Madrimov will be one of the “classic fights” that used to be shown on HBO before they stopped broadcasting on October 27, 2018.
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says 2025 will be his “big” year. He is looking to unify the welterweight division.
Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) has much to prove to fans to live down his reputation for avoiding the fight against WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Serhii Bohachuk says former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov will defeat Vergil Ortiz Jr. in their fight in 68 days on February 22nd in Riyadh.
Serhii Bohachuk’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, thinks Israil Madrimov made a mistake by scheduling a fight against Vergil Ortiz Jr. on February 22nd in the mammoth PPV card announced this week.
The top fighters at 154, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Terence Crawford have shown no interest in facing IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev after his third-round knockout win against Tim Tszyu on October 19th.
Israil Madrimov is scheduled for two fights within 63 days. He will fight former WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk on December 21st and then Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Xander Zayas claims that he was offered the fight against WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr., and he accepted it for the February 22nd card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.