Vergil Ortiz Jr. outlasts Serhii Bohachuk for majority decision win in Fight of the Year contender
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The rising American prospect picked up one of the toughest wins of his career on Saturday night
In the biggest fight of his young and recently injury-riddled career, Vergil Ortiz Jr. had the answer to just about every question that could've been asked of him.
Despite absorbing a pair of flash knockdowns before rallying in the championship rounds, Ortiz (22-0, 21 KOs) narrowly edged a determined Serhii Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) to capture the WBC interim title at 154 pounds by majority decision on Saturday at the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Two judges saw the fight 114-112 for Ortiz while the third had it 113-113. CBS Sports scored it 114-113 for Ortiz.
Not only did the pair of exciting junior middleweights deliver constant two-way action in the center of the ring that should give Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury a run for its money in the fight of the year voting, it was the constant adjustments and incredible recuperative abilities shown by both that helped the 12-round bout achieve the status of instant classic.
