Vergil Ortiz vs. Serhii Bohachuk fight prediction, odds, undercard, preview, start time, where to watch
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The rising junior middleweight gets another chance to impress on Saturday night in Las Vegas
Long hailed as one of the most exciting up-and-coming boxers in the sport, Vergil Ortiz takes a big step up in competition when he takes on Serhii Bohachuk on Saturday. Bohachuk's WBC interim junior middleweight title will be on the line when the pair meets in Las Vegas.
Ortiz has finished all 21 men who have stepped into the ring with him as a professional, including back-to-back first-round knockouts of Fredrick Lawson and Thomas Dulorme in his first two trips to junior middleweight. In Bohachuk, Ortiz meets an opponent who similarly looks to finish every fight, with his most recent fight, a win over Brian Mendoza to win the interim belt, the only time Bohachuk has seen the final bell.
Bohachuk is an offense-first fighter who often doesn't care to be defensively responsible. That has suited him well in his career to date and could well make for fireworks from the opening bell.
