Ortiz Defeats Bohachuk After Knockdowns: Judges' Scorecards and Stats

On the night of August 11 in Las Vegas, USA, a boxing tournament took place, headlined by Ukrainian interim WBC super welterweight champion (up to 69.9 kg) Serhii Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) defending his title against undefeated American Vergil Ortiz (22-0, 21 KOs).

It was a spectacular clash where both fighters relentlessly exchanged punches throughout the twelve rounds. Serhii Bohachuk recorded the first and second knockdowns in Vergil Ortiz's career. Bohachuk knocked Ortiz down in the 1st round with a right straight, though the referee initially didn't count it, only to confirm it after a video replay. The second knockdown occurred in the 8th round following a left hook.

Judges' Scores: 113-113, 114-112, 114-112 in favor of Vergil Ortiz.

Judges' Scorecards

Ortiz won all three final rounds on all three judges' scorecards, which secured his victory.

Fight Statistics

Vergil Ortiz: Landed 265 punches out of 747 thrown (35.5%). Serhii Bohachuk: Landed 225 punches out of 832 thrown (27%).

Jabs:

Bohachuk: 82 landed out of 417 thrown (19.7%). Ortiz: 76 landed out of 316 thrown (24.1%).

Power Punches:

Ortiz: 189 landed out of 431 thrown (43.9%). Bohachuk: 143 landed out of 415 thrown (34.5%).

Body Shots:

Ortiz: 101. Bohachuk: 32.

What's Next?

Ortiz is among the potential opponents for Terence Crawford. The American holds the WBA and WBO titles in the super welterweight division, while Ortiz is the interim WBC champion.

Team Crawford hasn't shown much interest in this fight, as they initially planned to face full WBC champion Sebastian Fundora. However, this could change with an offer from Turki Alalshikh, who is keen to set up such a bout.

Bohachuk's career is far from over. After this performance, his stock likely rose. He gave Ortiz the toughest fight of his career and was close to victory.