To Adam Baskin:<\/strong> WBA “regular” welterweight champion Eimantas Stannionis will defend his second belt in a rescheduled April 29 match against Challenger Virgil Ortiz Jr. in Texas.<\/p>\n The two were due to meet on March 18, but the 29-year-old Stannionis (14-9-9 KOs) needed an emergency appendectomy in his native Lithuania in early January, and Vergil had to postpone it until April. there is.<\/p>\n We hope Stannionis doesn’t need more time to recover from operations. If you choose to leave, you will be promoted to a full championship stadium.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old Ortiz will face the biggest test of his seven-year professional career as he faces hard-hitting Stannionis for the second WBA belt.<\/p>\n Indeed, Ortiz has received criticism from boxing fans who believe he could have challenged Spence or WBO champion Terrence Crawford for the title, but instead aims for a softer target for Stannionis.<\/p>\n Additionally, Ortiz could have fought Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, but went to fight Stannionis.It is no exaggeration to say that young people Skillfully manipulate Ortiz Jr.<\/strong> As a chess piece on a chessboard by Golden Boy’s promoters, we’re keeping him out of harm’s way and putting him in with a guy who’s more likely than average to win at Stannionis.<\/p>\n If they throw Ortiz in with Spence, Crawford, or “Boots” Ennis, it’s very likely he’ll be defeated the first time around and no record will be perfect for him.<\/p>\n![\"YouTube](\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VbDMW9LW76s\/hqdefault.jpg\")
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