Vergil Ortiz Jr. proved much by going the distance with a hellacious fighter like Serhii Bohachuk, overcoming the brutal scorecard effects of two flash knockdowns and winning the championship rounds even though he’d never been to the 10th round in hi...
Although the result of Serhii Bohachuk’s scintillating slugfest against Vergil Ortiz Jr. will officially be reflected as a loss on his ledger, “El Flaco” could be a winner in the long run with financial rewards and a burgeoning fan base.
There is text, and then there is subtext. As promoter Tom Loeffler and trainer Manny Robles spoke following Serhii Bohachuk’s decision loss to Vergil Ortiz Jr. on August 10, there was the text — they spoke of what they considered an incorrect resu...
They were born nine months apart, they turned pro three months apart, and they climbed the ranks simultaneously such that, as the 2010s gave way to the 2020s, these were indisputably the two most promising prospects in the welterweight division.
Manny Robles and Tom Loeffler felt disappointed but not defeated. Yes, their fighter, junior middleweight Serhii Bohachuk, had taken the loss on the scorecards, receiving the short end of a majority decision against Vergil Ortiz Jr. on Satu...
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is just coming off a hard fight — easily the hardest fight of his career, given that Ortiz’s close win over Serhii Bohachuk was the first time that the junior middleweight contender had gone the distance.
