Bogachuk: "Ortiz knows I'm a tough boxer."

Interim WBC interim world bantamweight champion Sergiy Bogachuk praised the record of his next opponent Virgil Ortiz.

"I've seen his fights. If he had sack fights, that's one thing. But he was winning against good boxers. He was beating a good Lithuanian - Kavaliauskas or what? Then he beat a good Englishman. He beat good boxers, knocked them out. That shows he's strong.

I realize he knows me. Ortiz knows I'm tough. He wouldn't have taken the fight with me if he wasn't 100 percent sure of himself. If he's taking this fight, he's confident. Ortiz is going to be 100 percent ready, he's very confident. I don't think he took this fight for nothing. He wants to win, he wants that belt. But it's my belt. Sorry, I will not give it to anyone", - said Bogachuk in an interview with YouTube channel SNOWQUEENLA.

Recall that the fight Bogachuk vs. Ortiz will take place on August 10 in the U.S. Las Vegas.