Ortiz reacted to the announcement of the fight with Tszyu

Virgil Ortiz reacted to the announcement of his fight with former WBO Welterweight World Champion Tim Tszyu.

"I don't want to get my hopes up because I don't want to be upset afterwards. There's nothing official yet, but I really hope everything works out and happens. I really hope it does. I respect him, but I don't even know him. I've never met him before. We've had one message exchange on Twitter. It's not like we're friends. It's more where I respect him as a fighter. I think he's a great fighter. I hope that if we have a fight, we will draw the best out of each other," the boxer wrote on social media.

"I don't want to get my hopes up because I don't want to be upset later. There's nothing official yet, but I really hope everything works out and happens. I really hope it does. I respect him, but I don't even know him. I've never met him before. We've had one message exchange on Twitter. It's not like we're friends. It's more where I respect him as a fighter. I think he's a great fighter. I hope that if we have a fight, we will draw the best out of each other," the boxer wrote on social media.