By: Sean Crose
The pink sizzling 20-0 junior middleweight Virgil Ortiz Jr stepped into the ring on Saturday night time to tackle the 26-6-1 veteran Thomas Dulorme understanding a serious battle in opposition to the favored Tim Tszyu was at stake. Should he defeat Dulorme, Ortiz would face Tszyu on the August 3’d Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov pay per view card. Should he occur to lose to Dulorme Saturday at Fresno’s Save Mart Arena, nonetheless, Ortiz wouldn’t solely miss out on the chance to face Tszyu, his fame as a person to be feared would find yourself being tarnished as nicely. The battle was scheduled for ten rounds.
It didn’t even final one spherical.
Indeed, it took a single shot to poor Dulorme’s liver to finish the battle. Down Durlorme went lower than a second after affect. Rolling right into a fetal place on the mat, the person merely couldn’t beat the depend. It was, no doubt, a fast night time’s work for Ortiz. A battle with Tszyu will definitely show to be fascinating. Each fighter is as nasty within the ring as he’s expert. “It was a very calculated shot,” Ortiz mentioned afterward of the knockout blow. “I’m more than just power.” Ortiz was then requested about Tszyu. “I know you’re watching this fight right now,” he mentioned, addressing Tszyu immediately. “I’m ready for you, man.”
