Golden Boy haven’t given up on Vergil Ortiz boxing on the August 3 invoice in Los Angeles.
Ortiz, the 21-0 (21 KOs) junior middleweight from Texas, had been as a consequence of face Australia’s Tim Tszyu in an eagerly-awaited conflict, however the harm Tszyu suffered on his head from his March 30 combat with Sebastian Fundora has dominated him out.
The LA on the BMO Stadium card was introduced on Wednesday, and is topped by Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov, and options heavyweight contests between Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller and Martin Bakole and Jared Anderson.
There are additionally appearances for David Morrell and Andy Cruz, and the WBA junior-welterweight champion Isaac Cruz defends his title towards Jose Valenzuela.
Golden Boy’s Eric Gomez nonetheless has hopes that Ortiz would possibly be capable to nonetheless take his spot on the present.
“We’re engaged on an acceptable opponent, somebody who, while you lose a Tszyu it’s laborious to get an opponent at that stage, however there’s just a few guys there we’re ,” Gomez stated.
“We’re attempting to restore the combat proper now, we’re working with Sela Sports activities, the group out of Saudi Arabia, and we’re working to restore the combat and we’re additionally speaking about doubtlessly suspending the combat with Tszyu till he will get higher.
“There’s lots of various things we’re engaged on.
“They introduced it [the show] yesterday, however they stated that if we discover the fitting opponent, an acceptable man, which we’re engaged on now, that they may contemplate placing him on.”
