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Vergil Ortiz has sent a blunt connection to Tim Tszyu up of their August showdown by finishing his force pinch a ferocious Round 1 assemblage changeable successful Los Angeles.
Ortiz needed to hit Thomas Dulorme connected Sunday to group up his conflict pinch Tszyu, and nan American knockout creator did conscionable that via a near hook to nan assemblage that dropped Dulorme to nan canvas and near him writhing successful agony.
Ortiz's grounds remained perfect, astatine 21-0 pinch 21 KOs, and he didn't discarded clip calling retired nan Aussie.
'Hey Tim man, I cognize you're watching this conflict correct now. I'm fresh for you, man,' Ortiz said.
Vergil Ortiz (pictured) has sent a connection to Tim Tszyu up of their August ace fight
'We're ready. Let's get fresh for World War Three.'
When questioned astir nan matchup pinch Tszyu, Ortiz stated: 'I conscionable want to conflict nan best.'
'I don't attraction if it's nan correct clip aliases not.
'People are judging my force selection. I don't take my opponents, I conscionable return them out. That's each I person to do. That's my job.
'I'm gonna return everybody out.'
Tszyu responded connected X soon afterwards, writing: 'Me and Vergil Ortiz nan existent main event'.
The brace will quadrate disconnected arsenic nan co-main arena connected nan headlined by Terrence Crawford's bout pinch WBA ace welterweight champ Israil Madrimov.
The Aussie prima is still medically suspended aft his conflict pinch Sebastian Fundora connected March 30 wherever he suffered a heavy gash to his caput astatine nan extremity of Round 3.
Ortiz floored his force pinch a sadistic Round 1 assemblage changeable that near him writhing successful agony
Ortiz called retired Tszyu aft nan bout connected Sunday, telling him to hole for World War 3
Tszyu (pictured) and Ortiz will meet successful August connected the undercard of Terence Crawford’s situation to Israil Madrimov
Ortiz's promoter, boxing icon Oscar de la Hoya, is predicting a short nighttime for his combatant erstwhile he meets Tszyu.
'With Tim Tszyu, it's going to beryllium a war,' De la Hoya said.
'I'm a 1000 per cent assured successful my guy, but you can't slumber connected Tim Tszyu.
'I emotion his style, his aggression, and his power. This conflict will beryllium a conflict of nan titans.
'Vergil Ortiz stopping this conflict successful 1 information will springiness him nan assurance to spell backmost to nan gym and I committedness you, he will sound Tim Tszyu out.'
