Vergil Ortiz Jr. BEATS Serhii Bohacuk // Las Vegas
A sensational bout that saw Vergil Ortiz Jr. touch down twice, en route to a Majority Decision win. A hellacious battle… Rematch?
Boxing Fight of the Year contender!
Vergil Ortiz vs. Serhii Bohachuk [154 lbs] was one of the best boxing fights of the year.
It happened last Saturday, Aug. 10th 2024 in Las Vegas, Ortiz (22-0) challenged interim WBC super welterweight (154 lbs.) titleholder Bohachuk (24-2) in an all-action bout that went all 12 rounds.
The undefeated Ortiz briefly touched the canvas twice in flash knockdowns in Rounds 1 and 8, but immediately sought to return fire on Bohachuk, making for incredible moments in the back-and-forth bout. The knockdowns were the first of Ortiz’s career.
The fight went to the scorecards, with judges turning in scores of 113-113, 114-112 and 114-112 in favor of Ortiz by majority decision in a Fight of the Year contender.
Check out watch round-by-round highlights of the fight in the video below, which aired live on DAZN.
Video highlights
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About fight:
Vergil Ortiz is aiming to maintain his perfect knockout streak this weekend when he faces Serhii Bohachuk in Las Vegas.
Ortiz Jr. has won all 21 of his pro fights by knockout, but can he stop his most dangerous opponent yet?
Ortiz is eager to make a big impact at 154lbs following Terence Crawford’s win over Israil Madrimov, but can he do it in style?
