{"id":64165,"date":"2025-08-13T14:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/64165\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:30:11","slug":"oscar-de-la-hoya-wants-vergil-ortiz-to-face-a-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/64165\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar De La Hoya wants Vergil Ortiz to face ‘a monster’"},"content":{"rendered":"

At one point, Vergil Ortiz<\/a> was taking on the sort of opponents who didn\u2019t belong in the ring with him. As of late, he has faced some of the best.
Serhii Bohachuk<\/a> and Israil Madrimov<\/a> shared the ring with Ortiz in back-to-back fights last year and in February. And while they pushed him, he walked out of the ring the same way he walked in after decision victories: undefeated.<\/p>\n

Some promoters would give their fighter a reprieve from that sort of competition in his next fight, perhaps feeding him a second-tier foe. Oscar De La Hoya, however, isn\u2019t interested in doing that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to put him in against a monster,\u201d De La Hoya told DAZN.<\/p>\n

While De La Hoya maps that out, Ortiz (23-0, 21 KOs) will continue to rehabilitate his right hand. The Ring\u2019s No. 2-ranked junior middleweight picked up what might be the most impressive win of his career against Madrimov<\/a> but it came at a cost, as he injured the hand in the fight.<\/p>\n

Surgery went well and rehab is going fine. He’s expected to return before the year comes to a close.<\/p>\n

Who would he like to face? He has a hit list that stretches a mile long. The 27-year-old vebally sparred<\/a> recently with newly crowned WBO junior middleweight champ Xander Zayas. Another possibility is Bakhram Murtazaliev, the 154-pound division\u2019s IBF champion.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, Ortiz is hoping that the interim WBC interim he holds will eventually lead to a bout with full champion Sebastian Fundora.<\/p>\n

All will be revealed in the coming months. For now, De La Hoya promises to pick an opponent that will push his man like no one has before.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s ready for everybody,” De La Hoya said. “We\u2019re looking at getting him back in October against someone in the top five.\u201d<\/p>\n

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