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Vergil Ortiz Jr. believes that Israil Madrimov will be desperate after losing Crawford

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Vergil Ortiz Jr. He believes that Israil Madrimov will want to win his fight on Saturday evening because he lost. He says he wants to “prove that he is still in a mix.” In fact, both warriors are taking losses.

ORTIZ JR. (22-0, 21 KO) was given by a decision in the fight against Serhia Bohachuk on August 10, but was beaten more strongly than Madrimov with a narrow loss from Terenka Crawford on August 3.

Vergil Jr. He will defend his transient title WBC Junior Medium Weight against the former Master WBA 154-LB Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KO) on Saturday, February 22, at the Kingdom of Arena in Riyadh. Two warriors fight based on Artur Beterbiv vs. Dmitry Bivol 2. The event will be shown live on Dazn PPV.

Ortiz about Madrimov’s thinking

“Terenka defeated him. It wasn’t competitive to me. It was a competitive struggle, but I didn’t think he won – said Vergil Ortiz Jr. IFL TV About the fight of Israil Madrimov from Terenka Crawford on August 3 last year.

The results of the judges are 115-113, 116-112 and 115-113 for Crawford. It was definitely a strict fight, but it is not surprising that Vergil Ortiz Jr. I don’t want to grant Madrimov a loan. The point is to never compliment someone you are going to fight. Crawford almost lost.

“The loss corresponds. So he will want to prove that he is still in a mix, “said Ortiz Jr. About Madrimov. “I want to win the same way as he does. I come all the time to win. We hope that he will unite in 12 months, “said Vergil Jr. when he was asked what to achieve in the following year.

Madrimov will not try just because he lost his last fight. This is a stupid observation of Ortiz Jr. He tries to win because he is a competitor and it’s his job. He will try to improve the areas that cost him the fight against Crawford, and this by throwing more blows.

“It’s a good fight. I think there are weight classes for some reason. I have Canelo, “said Ortiz Jr., when he was asked who he would choose to win on September 13 fighting between Canelo Alvarez and Terenka Crawford.

It is believed that Crawford will make him ugly, moving, stabbing and holding Canelo all night. He follows the manweather textbook, trying to frustrate Canelo, and he won’t care about Boos because he wants to win. Fans will probably be bad for ordering a fight.

He would return to the venerable times of Mayweather, when the fans were caught in the noise and ordered fights, not knowing that he was a lifeless warrior, and then he was nervous when he played safely for 12 rounds.

“Of course, but I don’t know if this fight will happen. In the past I heard that it was a Canelo fight or he would retire. After the fight with Canelo, is he going to retire? “Said Vergil Jr. Asked if he would like to fight Crawford. He will get Canelo’s money. “I won’t want to fight more.” This is only my hypothesis, but we will see. “

Vergil Jr. He is right. Crawford will not want to go back to 154 to fight him after he gets Canelo’s money in September. It would be too much reduction of salary, and the fight would be equally exhausting. ORTIZ JR. He throws many blows, forcing Crawford to a hard battle, in which he would have to be ready to absorb many shots to win.

After Substantial Payday Crawford, the opposite, what is left of his ambition is not enough for him to fight orthizm Jr. He would like to fight easier, what payments, like a rematch against Errol Spence.

Last updated on February 19, 20125

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Pierce OLeary vs. Mark Chamberlain Live Results: Updates and Highlights

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World Boxing News provides live results and updates from Dublin as Pierce O’Leary faces Mark Chamberlain at super lightweight.

Queensberry Promotions returns to the 3Arena with an action-packed card headed by the unbeaten Irish star O’Leary, who meets former British champion Chamberlain in the main event.

The undercard also features Gary Cully, Reece Bellotti, Sean McComb, Steven Cairns, Ben Fail and several unbeaten Irish prospects.


Pierce O’Leary vs Mark Chamberlain Results

Times are Local – IST

17:46

Gary Cully stopped Lee Reeves in the tenth round to improve to 20-2.

Cully overcame a fifth-round point deduction for repeatedly losing his gumshield before dropping Reeves twice in the final round to force the stoppage.

The victory marked Cully’s 11th knockout win as a professional.

17:01

Sean McComb returned with a comfortable six-round points victory over Miguel Antin.

McComb won every round on the referee’s scorecard, claiming a 60-54 decision to improve his record to 22-2.

16:31

Machlan Arthur improved to 2-0 with his second straight knockout by stopping Ryan Frost in the fourth round.

Arthur dropped Frost twice in the final session before the referee waved the contest off at 1:05 of round four.


Remaining Bouts

• Pierce O’Leary vs Mark Chamberlain – IBO World Super Lightweight Title (12)

• Royston Barney-Smith vs Reece Bellotti – Vacant IBO Inter-Continental Super Featherweight Title (10)

• Gary Cully vs Lee Reeves – Super Lightweight (10)

• Steven Cairns vs Senan Kelly – Super Lightweight (10)

• Ben Fail vs Craig O’Brien – Super Welterweight (10)

• Bobbi Flood vs Tariq Davis – Super Welterweight (6)

• Adam Olaniyan vs Jonathan Claudio Sauco – Heavyweight (4)

• John Joe Carrigan vs Sean Murray – Super Welterweight (4)

• Sami Hamed vs Bela Istvan Orban – Super Welterweight (4)


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Preview

Pierce O’Leary tops a major night of boxing in Dublin as the unbeaten Irishman takes on Mark Chamberlain for the IBO World super lightweight title.

O’Leary enters the contest looking to continue his rise through the rankings against the experienced Chamberlain, who aims to return to winning ways after a draw in his third outing since suffering the lone defeat of his professional career.

The chief support sees Royston Barney-Smith meet Reece Bellotti for the vacant IBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title.

Gary Cully also returns in an intriguing domestic clash with fellow unbeaten Irishman Lee Reeves, while Steven Cairns faces Senan Kelly in another all-Irish encounter.

Sean McComb, Ben Fail, Bobbi Flood, Adam Olaniyan, Machlan Arthur, John Joe Carrigan and Sami Hamed also feature on the Queensberry Promotions card.

Updates will be added below as the action unfolds in Dublin, with more live coverage on World Boxing News.


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Barry McGuigan: Ryan Garcia Faces a Dangerman in Conor Benn at 147 lbs

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Barry McGuigan: Ryan Garcia Faces a "Dangerman" in Conor Benn at 147 lbs

Hall of Famer Barry McGuigan has named one half of the main event between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn as the “dangerman” at 147lbs.

The two welterweights will collide at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12, with Garcia making a first defence of his WBC world title.

He claimed the belt by dethroning Mario Barrios with a unanimous decision victory in February, which followed his surprising points loss to Rolando Romero in May 2025.

Interestingly enough, this defeat came shortly after his year-long doping ban, which he served on account of testing positive for ostarine ahead of his majority decision victory over Devin Haney.

The result of their showdown was then ruled a no-contest, with Garcia subsequently moving up to welterweight after failing to keep below the 140lb limit.

It now seems the 27-year-old is competing at a more natural weight while Benn, who tested positive for clomifene in 2022, has not made 147lbs since his second-round finish over Chris van Heerden that same year.

Speaking with talkSPORTIrish boxing icon McGuigan suggested that this – as well as the 29-year-old’s technical flaws – could prove a major factor against Garcia.

“[Benn’s] got that genetic code from his dad, and he’s got that explosiveness and everything else. But he is predictable – you can see when he’s going to throw.

“You ask yourself: is Garcia just a little bit too sharp for him? A little bit too cute. I think Garcia’s finally found the weight he’s most suitable [for]. I think he’s a dangerman at 147[lbs].

“Maybe Conor Benn has left it a little too late to make 147[lbs] again. I think that could be his Achilles’ heel. I make Garcia a slight favourite but would never write off Conor Benn – he’s got that fighting heart.”

Benn comes off a unanimous decision victory over Regis Prograis in April, which followed his two middleweight encounters with Chris Eubank Jr last year.

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Devin Haney Updates Fight Strategy After Keyshawn Davis Withdraws from Title Shot

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Devin Haney’s immediate future has been thrown into uncertainty after Keyshawn Davis pulled out of their mandated contest on Friday.

The pair had been ordered to collide for Haney’s WBO world title, with Davis having been named as the sanctioning body’s mandatory challenger at 147lbs.

Multiple reports then suggested that the 27-year-old was offered $3m by Top Rank, his promoter, only for ‘The Businessman’ to reject what would have been a career-high payday.

Subsequently, their bout went to a purse bit hearing, where Top Rank trumped Teofimo Lopez’s Takeover Promotions with a sum of $8,550,000.

This therefore gave Bob Arum’s outfit the promotional rights and, as per the usual 75/25 split in favour of the defending champion, Davis would have been entitled to a share of $2,137,500.

Since Thursday’s auction, though, Davis has excluded himself from the fight and left Haney without an obvious opponent for his first welterweight title defence.

Taking to social mediaWBO president Gustavo Olivieri explained that his organisation must now provide their champion with a solution.

“The WBO hereby confirms receipt of written notice from counsel on behalf of Keyshawn Davis advising that he will NOT accept the 25% purse split adjudicated pursuant to the official WBO purse bid proceedings and, accordingly, will NOT participate in the WBO welterweight mandatory championship contest against Devin Haney.

“In light of the foregoing, the WBO Championship Committee and Ratings Committee will convene to proceed in accordance with the WBO world championship rules and regulations. The applicable ruling will be rendered and published in due course.”

At this stage, it remains to be seen whether Haney will be immediately ordered to face a new mandatory challenger or, given the situation, have the opportunity to make a voluntary defence.

Either way, the 27-year-old has not fought since dethroning Brian Norman Jr in November and is surely eager to return to action.

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