Welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. passed the biggest test of his career on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas, stopping former junior welterweight champ Maurice Hooker in seven rounds.
Afterward, he called out beltholder and pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford, who was at ringside.
Is Ortiz, only 22 years old, ready for the best 147-pounders in the world?
In this episode of The Ak & Barak Show, DAZN commentators Akin Reyes and Barak Bess interview Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez about his young star’s immediate future.
Here’s what Gomez had to say.
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