Vergil Ortiz Jr. explains why he chose to fight Israil Madrimov

Vergil Ortiz Jr. says that he wanted to fight against former Amb Junior medium -sized champion, Israil Madrimov, because he has enjoyed a fight with him in the past. Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 20 kos) describes the combat sessions as “fun,” And he felt that it would be entertaining for fans that the two fight.

Friendly Fight Fight

Ortiz Jr., 26, will defend his interim of 154 pounds from the WBC against Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 kos) on February 22 on the billboard of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 in the sand of the kingdom in Riad, Saudi Arabia. The event will be shown live in Dazn PPV.

The organizers of the event surprisingly have placed the fight of Vergil JR.- Madrimov as the third fight in the billboard instead of in the chest, where they should focus on the audience of the United Kingdom placing Daniel Dubois against Joseph Parker and Carlos Adames vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs . Hamzah Sheeraz before Ortiz vs. Madrimov

Madrimov was defeated by Terence Crawford on August 3 in Los Angeles in a competitive fight that could have won if I had launched only a few more blows in the posterior rounds of the contest. That’s where Crawford was strong to win the important championship rounds with his activity.

“Madrimov is pressing Crawford, and Crawford is waiting for an opening. However, he has just catch him with a correct band, ”said Vergil Ortiz Jr. to Dazn Boxing, seeing the last fight of Israil Madrimov against Terence Crawford of August 3 last year.

“Madrimov is doing a good defensive job. They didn’t hit him much. He did not. I thought Crawford was going to win more decisively, but Madrimov did a very good job by taking away what Crawford does better. He had many good fears. I was throwing a lot. I know that Crawford respected his power because he (Madrimov) hits a little hard.

“I haven’t done it yet, but I will,” said Vergil Jr. when asked if he had studied this fight between Madrimov and Crawford to prepare for his shock. “The point is that Crawford and I are two completely different fighters. Of course, I can study it, but the thing is that even if Crawford we fight the same, he (Madrimov) will do it differently.

Vergil had predicted that Crawford would defeat Madrimov easily, but turned out to be a very closed fight, with the 37 -year -old man who barely won. He did not realize how difficult it would be to fight against Madrimov in the same way he had made against Errol Spence in his previous fight a year earlier. Madrimov was too powerful and technically solid for Crawford to get his own things he had done against Spence exhausted with reeds by car.

“I have had three or four combat sessions with Madrimov. I remember a lot. It was a fun combat session, and that was one of the reasons why I took the fight because it is a hard fight, a different fight and I know that fans will interness with it, “said Ortiz Jr.

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