Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya suggests Vergil Ortiz Jr. is set to become “the following prominent figure” within the sport assuming he effectively overcomes Erickson Lubin this upcoming Saturday within their 12-round main attraction on November 8th at the Dickies Arena within Las Vegas. The occasion will be backed by Golden Boy and broadcasted on DAZN.
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Ennis Appearing within the Distance
De La Hoya considers Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) is two matches faraway from stardom by overcoming Lubin (27-2, 19 KOs), and after that possibly Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in case they head in that course next. Clearly, he doesn’t need Ortiz Jr. to seem past the match that he has on Saturday against Erickson.
Vergil Jr., 27, can’t manage to battle just like he did against Israil Madrimov and Serhii Bohachuk for him to overcome Lubin. He might not come up brief the way those two did after they ran out of gas within the afterward rounds.
“Vergil Ortiz, to me, will be the following prominent figure in boxing,” said Oscar De La Hoya nowadays to the media at the ultimate press conference for Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Erickson Lubin. “He’s on the correct way. He’s on the correct direction.”
Ortiz Jr. needs the charisma to be a prominent figure. He comes off as scholarly and doesn’t talk trash or brag about himself the way required to become a star. Additionally, his ailments and wounds assist prevent his capacity to become a large title.
Two Wins From the Best
“Fighting Lubin and overcoming him will take him to a super match, which will lead him to superstardom,” said De La Hoya. “It’s what we do at Golden Boy. We make sure they have the opportunity. He has to win on Saturday, and he has the opportunity to taste superstardom in his following match.”
It’s aiming to be curiously to see if De La Hoya lets Vergil Jr. take a dangerous match against Jaron Ennis next in case he’s victorious against Lubin on Saturday. He sounded nowadays like he was already coming up with reasons why Ortiz Jr. doesn’t fight Ennis next. De La Hoya said over and over that Ennis might get scared and not need to confront Vergil Jr. after he sees how great he is on Saturday.
