Golden Boy Promotions announced today the multi-year contract extension of undefeated super welterweight world title contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs). Ortiz Jr. has been signed to Golden Boy since his promotional debut in 2016 and boasts a 100-percent knockout ratio. The 26-year-old will fight Serhii Bohackuk for the WBC interim super welterweight title on August 10 at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
“There is not a more dedicated fighter in the sport of boxing than Vergil Ortiz, Jr, and we are incredibly proud to re-sign him at such an important time – right before his first shot at a world title,” said Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya. “With this signing, Vergil is sending a clear message about his commitment and loyalty to Golden Boy and we will reward that commitment by working shoulder-to-shoulder with him as he becomes the next superstar of boxing.”
Golden Boy has two of the top 154-lbers in the world, Vergil Ortiz and Charles Conwell. It wouldn’t surprise if they both become champions.
Interesting to see if Crawford ever fights Conwell. I’m thinking Bud fights Fundora
and Tszyu and skips Conwell. I think Ortiz
versus Bud will be a super fight when it
happens. I wouldn’t dare give a prediction
on the winner of that one. I’d have to see
how Crawford performs at 154 before guessing on that. Bud has the overall ring generalship but can he withstand the power
of the big cats at 154? Watch Crawford’s highlights. He stops opponents with combos
but does not really have the one punch KO
power. That’s not to diminish his talent as
one of the greats. Ray Leonard did not really have the one punch knockout power either.
Vergil Ortiz stated his disapproval of Crawford getting the title fight at 154. Now that he’s healthy, lets run it. Its long overdue. Crawford vs Ortiz should he win his next fight and Crawford win his.
HawnJay – Ya it’s time for ortiz to step up his competition. I’d like to see that fight.
I also still want to see Crawford vs Boots at 147. Boots has been deserving of a shot at crawford and/or spence for quite some time.
Crawford will never fight Conwell; too much risk vs. too little reward. Conwell hits a lot harder than Errol Spence & Shawn Porter.
I never seen Crawford play picky-choosey as far as who he wants to fight. A bunch of fans thought he was scared to fight Spence. Spence had to chase him down for the fight and Crawford won without much trouble. Seems like he’s not that particular and will fight whoever gets the call. I doubt team Conwell wants that fight at the moment.
What I was referring to is that at this point in his career, Crawford is looking for big PPV names, like a Canelo. He would earn an insane amount of money fighting Canelo, even though I think Canelo would be too strong for him.