Vergil Ortiz Jr. Sets Sights On Charlo & Fundora: Unrealistic Summer Goals

Vergil Ortiz Jr. confirmed he’s too injured to problem IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev on June twenty eighth on Turki Alalshikh’s deliberate occasion on Alcatraz.

Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) says he’s obtained hand accidents and a minimize that’s nonetheless therapeutic from his final struggle towards Israil Madrimov. Nonetheless, he does need to struggle in the summertime, however towards Jermell Charlo or Sebastian Fundora. Neither of these are life like.

Ortiz Jr. doesn’t say his alternative since he’s not inquisitive about preventing the damaging puncher Murtazaliev. If he’s going to defend his WBC interim 154-lb title subsequent, these are the very best ranked contenders:

Serhii Bohachuk
Xander Zayas
Charles Conwell
Jesus Ramos Jr.
Israil Madrimov

Damage Report

“I heard it’s in June. My arms should not prepared. I obtained a minimize from the struggle that isn’t prepared. So, the probabilities of that taking place is slim to none,” mentioned Vergil Ortiz Jr. to the Ariel x Ade Boxing Present about the potential for him and IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev preventing on June twenty eighth on Alcatraz. “So, I’m not able to struggle on the cardboard if it occurs. That’s simply the logic of it.”

The hand accidents and the still-healing minimize may be a superb factor for Vergil Ortiz Jr. as a result of it could be a troublesome street for him if he did face Murtazaliev on Turki Alalshikh’s occasion on June twenty eighth in Alcatraz.

That struggle would require Vergil Jr. to take some vicious pictures and he may not be succesful. He appeared like he’d been a trainwreck after his three rounds towards Israil Madrimov on February twenty second, and that was towards a man that was sick and transferring across the ring. Bakhram would stand proper in entrance of Ortiz Jr, loading up on every thing. You possibly can say that Vergil Jr’s accidents are good for him as a result of the choice is preventing Murtazaliev and ending up like Tszyu.

Summer time Targets

“What are the three names you’re trying to find in the summertime in 2025?” mentioned Ade Oladipo to Vergil Jr.

“[Sebastian] Fundora, he’s obtained the WBC [and the WBO junior middleweight titles],” mentioned Ortiz Jr. naming who he needs to struggle this yr. “I imagine [Jermell] Charlo is an effective struggle. There’s lots of people saying, ‘He’s executed,’ you then obtained lots of people saying I can’t beat him. I believe folks would like to see that he’s a superb fighter, and I’d love the chance to struggle him.

“As for 3, I believe Murtazaliev. I believe he’s a superb fighter. That’s a struggle that everybody needs to see. I used to be studying all of the Tweets and that’s one that everybody was enthusiastic about, and I’m not one to shrink back from a struggle. So, I believe that’s an excellent struggle as properly.

Ortiz Jr. ought to put Jermell Charlo out of his thoughts and concentrate on what is feasible. The tooth fairy isn’t going to ship Jermell to him in the summertime. If Vergil Jr. goes to struggle in the summertime, he’s going to need to chunk the bullet and take the struggle that Turki Alalshikh is providing him. If that’s Bakhram Murtazaliev, that’s what there’s for him.