A lot of what we’ve heard about Vergil Ortiz Jr. from Golden Boy Promotions’ executives in latest weeks is about a number of the different junior middleweights Ortiz may face, whether or not it’s Terence Crawford or Tim Tszyu.
In fact, Golden Boy has one other junior middleweight contender in its steady. Within the co-feature of Ortiz’s close-fought win over Serhii Bohachuk on Saturday, Charles Conwell gained his second bout as a Golden Boy fighter, then stated he believes he’s “ranges above” Ortiz and Bohachuk.
Bernard Hopkins, a Golden Boy government and all-time-great boxer, was requested about whether or not he desires to see Ortiz vs. Conwell.
“Completely. It’s in-house, so it’s not like it’s a must to undergo hurdles to get there,” Hopkins instructed media. “That’s the plus aspect of it. The aspect that folks need to see, whether or not it’s followers, whether or not it’s the networks, all that performs a task, however we’ve each fighters are with us. I wouldn’t thoughts seeing that struggle when it occurs. It might be this 12 months, I’m hoping. As a result of we need to make one of the best fights.”
Ortiz is 22-0 (21 KOs) and simply went the gap for the primary time in his profession. This victory over Bohachuk was his third struggle at junior middleweight, and his first towards a ranked opponent at 154. Conwell is 20-0 (15 KOs) and has been within the weight class since turning professional in 2017.
“Each of their kinds make an amazing struggle,” Hopkins stated. “That’s what I need to see, and I consider that’s what the world desires to see.”
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