Headlining a DAZN show @ the Inglewood Forum on March 28th. WBA Gold welterweight title at stake, Ortíz's second defense. As the "Gold" champion, Ortíz currently occupies a space between the #1 contender Yordenis Ugás Hernández and the full world champions (super titlist Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao and, for now, regular titlist Alexander Alexandrovich Besputin - who may or may not be stripped, with the upcoming Jamal Ahammad James vs. Thomas Dulorme Cordero possibly to be promoted from an interim to a regular belt match) - which makes him a quasi-mandatory. Vargas is currently absent from the WBA's top 15, and that of every other major org. The challenger, a straightforward one-gear Colombian-Canadian grinder, is 2-2-1 in the last two years.
Poor Sammy. Only thing interesting about this fight is seeing if Vergil can KO Sammy before the 4th (Spence) or 7th (Danny).
I think Ortiz is gonna run everyone over until he fights the upper echelon of the division. That's where he's gonna prove his mettle. Thus far he looks like the truth.
Vargas is a nice gatekeeper type of fight. After this, Ortiz needs to start looking for top 10 type opponents.
The coolest thing about this match-up is the juxtaposition of their nicknames. You don't often get two monikers that represent an evenly matched animal kingdom rumble. I've spent half an hour Googling videos of real-life Equus Ferus versus Bos Taurus examples.
Two Aries, both come forward, only one has a punch, this will end in the first round, with only one possible winner.
