Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya says Vergil Ortiz Jr will be moving to 154 after suffering “dehydration” and “fatigue” while trying to make weight for his now-canceled fight against WBA ‘regular’ welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis in San Antonio, Texas.… read more “Oscar De La Hoya says Vergil Ortiz Jr moving to 154”
It’s been reported how unbeaten welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz has once again seen his fight with Eimantas Stanionis suffer a postponement, this time being the third time the Ortiz-Stanionis fight has been postponed.… read more “Vergil Ortiz – Eimantas Stanionis Fight Off For A Third Time”
Fans were looking forward to the fight between Vergil Ortiz Jr and Eimantas Stanionis that was set for March to contest the WBA “regular” welterweight title.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr – Eimantas Stanionis WBA “Regular” Welterweight Title Fight Has New Date Of April 29”
Karen Chukhadzhian says he feels that Vergil Ortiz Jr is a better fighter than Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, despite losing by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision by a shutout 120-108 x 3 score on January 7th.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr better than Jaron Ennis says Karen Chukhadzhian”
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says he’d be willing to face Vergil Ortiz Jr next after his win over Karen Chukhadzhian last Saturday night on Showtime PPV.
Boots beat the offensively ill-equipped Chukhadzhian (21-2, 11 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision by the scores 120-108, 120-108, and 120-108.… read more “Jaron Ennis open to Vergil Ortiz Jr fight next after win over Karen Chukhadzhian”
Vergil Ortiz Jr (19-0, 19 KOs) says he wasn’t pleased with how he performed on Saturday night in stopping the game but limited Michael McKinson (22-1, 2 KOs) in the ninth round in the headliner on DAZN at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr on win over Michael McKinson: “I know that I can do 100 times better’”
Vergil Ortiz Jr (19-0, 19 KOs) kept his perfect knockout record intact with a much harder than expected ninth round stoppage victory over previously unbeaten #5 WBO Michael McKinson (22-1, 2 KOs) on Saturday night in a WBA welterweight title eliminator at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr stops McKinson in 9th round – Boxing Results”
Solidifying his spot as one of the top contenders in the welterweight division, Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) defeated Michael “The Problem” McKinson (22-1, 2 KOs) via technical knockout at 0:27 in the ninth round of their scheduled 12-round fight.… read more “Photos: Vergil Ortiz Jr TKOs MIchael McKinson”
Vergil Ortiz Jr. and David Avanesyan have agreed to a deal for a welterweight clash in the summer on August 6th on DAZN in Fort Worth, Texas.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. David Avanesyan on August 6th on DAZN in Fort Worth, TX”
Michael McKinson says highly ranked welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. will never fight at 147 again. #1 WBO Ortiz (18-0, 18 KOs) had been scheduled to face McKinson in the main event last Saturday night on DAZN at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, but had to drop out after suffering a medical issue.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr won’t be fighting at 147 again says Michael McKinson”