Just what was Terence “Bud” Crawford’s toughest fight? Some might say his exciting fight with Yuriorkis Gamboa. Others may point to Crawford’s more recent fight with Israil Madrimov.
Vergil Ortiz Jr (18-0, 18 KOs) survived a shaky start to come back strong to knock out Egidijus ‘Mean Machine’ Kavaliauskas (22-2-1, 18 KOs) in the eighth round on Saturday night in their headliner on DAZN at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
#1 WBO welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (18-0, 18 KOs) stayed unbeaten in stopping Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas (22-1-1, 18 KOs) in the eighth round to keep his KO streak alive with a great performance at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
The summer of 2021 has been an odd and vaguely frustrating time of year for boxing fans. When the season began, we expected to be able to watch Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder complete their trilogy and then to watch Errol Spence Jr.
Welterweight knockout sensation Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (17-0, 17 KOs) is set to defend his WBO International Welterweight Title against the fearless Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas (22-1-1, 18 KOs) in a 12-round bout live at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas; streamed live on DAZN on Saturday, August 14.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. To Defend WBO International Welterweight Title against Egidijus Kavaliauskas
Saturday, Aug. 14 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas and Streamed Live on DAZN
Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas is a top welterweight contender once again. In his first fight since losing to pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford last December, Kavaliauskas knocked out Canadian veteran Mikael Zewski in the eighth round.
Welterweight contender Egidijus Kavaliauskas (22-1-1, 18 KOs) put himself back in position to challenge for a world title in beating Mikael Zewski (34-2, 23 KOs) by an 8th round knockout on Saturday night in a thrilling rally at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Mean Machine is ready to rise again. Welterweight contender Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas, a two-time Lithuanian Olympian coming off a valiant effort last December against Terence “Bud” Crawford, will face NABO welterweight title-holder Mikael Zewski in a 10-rounder Saturday, Sept.
Terence Crawford may not have had the biggest 2019, the big fights we want to see failing to materialize, yet the unbeaten pound-for-pound entrant signed off the year with a most enjoyable and exciting fight last night.