“Verdejo, I am so disappointed,” Arum said. “After the 2012 Olympics, we signed three young men – Oscar Valdez, Jose Ramirez and Felix Verdejo. And everybody at Top Rank felt that Verdejo was the best prospect. And look what happened.”
What happened was Verdejo failed to even get a title shot, much less become boxing’s next Miguel Cotto, while Valdez and Ramirez have won world titles at featherweight and super lightweight, respectively. He was the mandatory contender for the WBO lightweight title in 2016, yet suffered multiple injuries during a motorcycle accident in August 2016 and never got that shot.
https://www.boxingscene.com/arum-felix-verdejo-very-disappointing-its-lack-discipline--126336
What happened was Verdejo failed to even get a title shot, much less become boxing’s next Miguel Cotto, while Valdez and Ramirez have won world titles at featherweight and super lightweight, respectively. He was the mandatory contender for the WBO lightweight title in 2016, yet suffered multiple injuries during a motorcycle accident in August 2016 and never got that shot.
https://www.boxingscene.com/arum-felix-verdejo-very-disappointing-its-lack-discipline--126336
