Ortiz Predicts a “Tactical” War with Tszyu
Vergil Ortiz Jr. says he already knows how his next fight with Tim Tszyu will play out when they meet on August 3rd in Los Angeles.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. says he already knows how his next fight with Tim Tszyu will play out when they meet on August 3rd in Los Angeles.
Jose Ramirez (29-1, 18 KOs) and Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) were victorious in their respective fights on Saturday night at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, on the Golden Boy-promoted card.
Jose Ramirez, a former U.S. Olympian and ex-champ, finally dusted off his gloves after a year to school Rances Barthelemy in what could generously be called a snoozer.
As fans who watched the big presser from Gotham in New York yesterday know, the intriguing Terence Crawford-Israel Madrimov headliner set for August 3 in Los Angeles will have quite the stellar supporting card propping it up when in actuality this fight – arguably the sublime Crawford’s toughest and trickiest test yet in his long and accomplished career – needs no propping up.
A clash between recently beaten former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz is in the works for the loaded August 3rd, Terence Crawford vs.
Oscar De La Hoya, promoter of unbeaten 154 pounder Vergil Ortiz Jr, says his fighter is “the best fighter on the planet….at
WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu reacted to the call out from 154-lb newcomer Vergil Ortiz Jr. on Saturday night, telling him on Twitter that he’s “always keen to a modern-day classic.”
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) surprisingly doesn’t have a problem with his premature first round TKO victory over Fredrick Lawson (30-4, 22 KOs) on Saturday night in Las Vegas, despite the entire world viewing it as a fight that should not have been halted by the referee Tony Weeks.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) and Ismael Barroso (25-4, 23 KOs) were both victorious, winning by a pair of first round knockouts in their respective bouts on Saturday night against overmatched opponents, Fredrick Lawson (30-4, 22 KOs) and Ohara Davies (25-3, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Making his debut at middleweight in a 156-lb catchweight, Vergil Ortiz Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) did his part, unloading on an overmatched Fredick Lawson (30-4, 22 KOs) to win a first round knockout on Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.