Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Citalli Ortiz Keys to Victory: Breaking down tactics of each fighter

After more than a year off, Franchón Crews-Dezurn returns to the ring to defend her WBC super middleweight world championship against a gritty Citalli Ortiz at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York on Friday night, live and exclusively on DAZN.

Crews-Dezurn (9-2, 2 KOs) last scored a unanimous decision over Shadasia Green back in December 2023.

Ortiz (4-1, 1 KO) counts far less experience but did deliver a unanimous decision of her own over Jordanne Garcia in July 2023.

Will Crews-Dezurn show Ortiz that there are levels to boxing in a dominant sweet science display? Or will Ortiz pull off a monumental upset?

With the stakes high, DAZN News analyzes the keys to victory for both fighters.

Franchon Crews Dezurn’s keys to victory

Assert the power jab early

Franchón Crews-Dezurn throws the power jab with snap and pop, using the stick to establish the distance, wear on opponents and as the agent for more significant damage ahead.

Against a shorter, rugged Citalli Ortiz, who will be trying to fight her way inside, Crews-Dezurn’s power jab is a major key.

Launch the right hook around the guard

With five inches of height advantage, Crews-Dezurn will have the towering vantage point to wrap hooks around Ortiz’s disciplined, tight guard.

The champ already sits on her thumping hooks well, leveraging their maximum force.

Against an opponent like Ortiz who has less ring experience, this right hook could be an explosive weapon.

Overwhelm Ortiz

This bout takes place to coincide with this weekend’s International Boxing Hall of Fame inductions, bringing more eyes and attention to it.

That means it is Crews-Dezurn’s time to shine and perhaps the best possible way to accomplish that is to overwhelm a pesky Ortiz with output until her hand is raised with yet another successful title defense.

Citalli Ortiz’s keys to victory

Jab to the body

Watching fight footage of Citalli Ortiz, one will see the consistence presence of her body jab.

That stab jab forces opponents to reset their offense and in the case of facing Crews-Dezurn, it can also allow her to piece together more punches stemming from it.

Time the counter left hook

Ortiz possesses a sharp, stinging left hook.

That combined with her willingness to throw punches in traffic could pave the way for Ortiz to score big points if her counter left hook is timed precisely.

Conditioning

In a 10-round world championship bout, Ortiz’s conditioning must be there Friday night.

Crews-Dezurn is glowing with savvy and ring generalship as it is. If Ortiz lacks conditioning in any way, Crews-Dezurn will pick her apart.