34-year-old Ukrainian lightweight Vasily Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) spoke about his upcoming opponent, unbeaten American Jemaine Ortiz (16-0-1, 8 KOs), whom they will meet in the main event of the boxing evening on October 29 in New York. York (USA).
Lomachenko explained why Jemaine would be his opponent, and also made it clear what the audience should expect from their rivalry in the ring.
“I think he is a young and ambitious fighter. He did not lose, he has a good technique, – said Vasily. – In principle, I didn’t have much options because of the long break, and I couldn’t fight against top fighters right after that. I was offered two options and I chose Ortiz because he has no defeats.”
“Ortiz is a techie, he has speed, he likes to combine, he moves well in the ring. I think the upcoming fight will resemble a good amateur confrontation, so you will see high-quality and technical boxing, ”added the Ukrainian.
Lomachenko also admitted that he would be happy if his fight would distract the Ukrainians from the war for an hour.
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Source:
Yahoo! Sports
