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Hearn: Injury or upset could derail Madrimov-Ortiz Jr. fight

With Boxing news – 12/05/2024 – Comments

Promoter Eddie Hearn admits WBA junior middleweight champion Israel Manrimov could be injured or lose to Serhiy Bohatchuk in their December 21 fight and miss out on the fight against Virgil Ortiz Jr in their scheduled fight on the 22 February.

Hearn states that His Excellency Turki Alalshikh asked Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) if he would be interested in fighting WBC interim 154-lb champion Vergil Jr despite the fact that he was already scheduled to fight the Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs ) on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 on Dec. 21. Turki asked Madrimov if he would take the Ortiz Jr. fight. if he won, and he said, “Yes.”

Ambition of Madrimov

“You could get cut, you could break your arm or you could lose,” Eddie Hearn said KO Artist Sports on the possibility that Israel Madrimov will not make it out of his Dec. 21 fight against Serhii Bokhachuk to face interim WBC junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. on February 22.

“It was not that Madrimov did not push this match with His Excellency. “Yes, announce me.” His Holiness said, “If you win, would you do this match?” ‘Yes.’ It’s been a few weeks for this fight (Madrimov vs. Bohachuk). Well, we’ll see at 21, but Madrimov wants all the smoke at 154. If it goes to Crawford, Bohachuk and Ortiz, that’s a pretty impressive run. The guy deserves a lot of credit,” Hearn said.

Last updated on 12/05/2024

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