Making his debut at middleweight in a 156-lb catchweight, Vergil Ortiz Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) did his part, unloading on an overmatched Fredick Lawson (30-4, 22 KOs) to win a first round knockout on Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
At today’s weigh-in, former welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) weighed in at 156 lbs, and his opponent Fredrick Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs) weighed 152.4 lbs for their headliner this Saturday night at the Virgins Hotels Las Vegas and live on DAZN.
After Being Robbed In His Fight With Rolly Romero, Ismael Barroso Gets Deserved Second Title Shot Of The Year, Will Face Ohara Davies On Dec 2
Back in May, fans witnessed one of the worst calls made by a referee in many a year.
Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero has finally acknowledged that he’ll be forced to defend his WBA light welterweight title next against his mandatory Ohara Davies rather than taking the lucrative PPV-level fight that he wants against Ryan Garcia.
Last night in Newcastle, UK, Ohara Davies scored a quite brutal ninth round body shot KO over bitter rival Lewis Ritson.
Ohara Davies won the final of #GoldenContract with a dramatic majority decision victory over Tyrone McKenna.
The two men had their bitter grudge match at Production Park Studios in Wakefield, with Davies coming out on top after a close battle to win the Golden Contract and claim the WBC International super-lightweight belt in the process.
Jack Catterall believes Ohara Davies’ famously powerful right hand will be rendered useless by the Lancastrian’s superior boxing intelligence. (Photo: (Instagram: @jackcatt1)
‘El Gato’ (22-0-KO12) and ‘Two Tanks’ (18-1-KO14) face off at the Leicester Arena on Saturday night with Catterall’s WBO world ranking title on the line – but the 25-year-old incumbent believes there’s a significant gap in guile.
World-ranked super-lightweight Jack Catterall expects a surge of support when he takes on heavy-handed rival Ohara Davies on October 6.
Chorley’s Catterall (22-0-KO12) clashes with Londoner Davies (18-1-KO14) at Leicester Arena on a card that also includes Archie Sharp challenging Leon Woodstock for the WBO European crown – live on BT Sport.
Ohara Davies has issued a gentle reminder that his boxing ability will be doing all the talking, instead of his mouth, in his eagerly anticipated domestic showdown with Chorley fighter Jack Catterall on October 6th.
OHARA DAVIES is hoping for a sensational double knockout when his arch rivals Jack Catterall and Tyrone McKenna clash this weekend.