Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says top Welterweight prospect Virgil Ortiz (18-0, 18 KOs) will be ready to step in if either division champion Errol Spence or Terence Crawford derails their superfight later this year. .
Tomorrow morning, Ortiz will face Michael McKinson (22-0, 2 KOs) at DAZN in Fort Worth, Texas. He is sure – the favorite of the “nut”. After that, they want to bring Virgil to the absolute champion, who will be determined in the battle between Terence and Errol.
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“Of course, everything is possible. In any case, whoever falls out of the race, we are ready to intervene, period,” said Oscar
Fightnews. — I remember Ortiz telling Jerry Jones (owner of AT&T Stadium, – ed.): “Sooner or later I will fill this stadium for you.” If Verge vs Spence is going to happen, that’s exactly what’s going to happen. We will fill the stadium. Dreams do come true in America, don’t they?”
According to De La Hoya, according to their plan, Ortiz will be taken to mandatory positions in all versions – and the champion will be forced to fight him, even if he wants to find excuses and not to do it.
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“You just have to force them. You can’t run away from Virgil. As soon as Crawford and Spence fight, he fights the winner, ”said the promoter.
Asked if he would allow a client to fight Crawford if his fight with Spence fell through again, the head of Golden Boy replied: “I would have done everything in the blink of an eye. I like. It would probably be the best welterweight fight in years. Tough fight. I love Crawford, I can say a lot of good things about him, he is a great champion. But Ortiz is my man. If the fight [Теренса] with Spence will not take place, let us know, we are waiting for him here, ”said De La Hoya.
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