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Tim Tszyu to face Vergil Ortiz in Crawford-Madrimov undercard

Tim Tszyu is penciled to face Vergil Ortiz as part of the undercard in the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov fight in August.

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A junior middleweight fight between Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz is being planned for Aug. 3 in L.A. on the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov undercard, sources told @MikeCoppinger.

First, Ortiz must push past Thomas Dulorme on Saturday and emerge without injury. pic.twitter.com/jNLLNpQTbz

— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) April 23, 2024

TIM TSZYU TO FACE ORTIZ AS PART OF CRAWFORD-MADRIMOV UNDERCARD

Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) will face Ortiz (20-0, 20 KOs) as part of the Crawford-Madrimov undercard in Los Angeles on August 3.

The 29-year-old Australian begins his comeback after he absorbed a split decision loss against Sebastian Fundora (21-1, 13 KOs) on March 30.

Tszyu sustained a gash on his hairline in the second round following an accidental elbow.

This affected Tazyu’s vision throughout the Fundora bout.

The Isaac Cruz-Jose Valenzuela junior welterweight title bout and the Andy Ruiz-Jarrell Miller heavyweight matchup are on the undercard.

Tim Tszyu-Vergil Ortiz is being planned for Aug. 3 in L.A., sources tell ESPN. Ortiz must first defeat major underdog Thomas Dulorme on Saturday and emerge uninjured. Terrific action fight on tap, part of a stacked Crawford-Madrimov undercard presented by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/AvyfLQrKrS

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) April 23, 2024

ORTIZ MUST BEAT DULORME FIRST BEFORE FIGHTING TSZYU

Ortiz must first beat Thomas Dulorme in a Saturday fight for the Tszyu-Ortiz bout to become possible.

The 26-year-old Texas native is coming off a first-round technical knockout win over Fredrick Lawson in January.

That was Ortiz’s debut in the 154-pound division and his first fight in 17 months.

Ortiz withdrew from three fights due to issues related to rhabdomyolysis.

What do you think of the Crawford vs Madrimov undercard?

Pitbull Cruz vs Valenzuela
Andy Ruiz Jr vs Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller
Santa Cruz vs Mares 3
and now Tim Tszyu vs. Vergil Ortiz possibly

— TrillerTV (@FiteTV) April 23, 2024

MUST-WIN FIGHT FOR TSZYU TO GET TITLE FIGHTS, FUNDORA REMATCH

Tszyu, ESPN’s No.2 junior middleweight, is in a must-win fight against Ortiz, the No.7-ranked fighter.

A loss to Ortiz, who has a 100% accurate knockout rate in all his fights, would hurt Tszyu’s career.

The Australian would find difficulty landing major title fights in the US and even a possible rematch against Fundora.

Tszyu and Fundora had a rematch clause before their first bout.

However, Fundora has been ordered by the World Boxing Organization to face the Crawford-Madrimov winner.

The WBO allowed to sanction of the Crawford-Madrimov fight as Fundora recovers from his injuries from the Tszyu bout.