Vergil Ortiz Jr. kept both his undefeated record and his interim WBC super welterweight world title intact with an impressive performance against Israil Madrimov at the AMD Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ortiz started strong, putting a load of pressure on Madrimov from the get-go and likely taking the first two rounds, but it was Madrimov who started to turn it on during the middle of the 12-round scrap.
However, it wasn’t long before Ortiz got back on his front foot and started swinging away in the later rounds as Madrimov appeared to run out of steam.