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.
Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman is back in training looking to come off a long two-year-old layoff against a still to be determined opponent in August or September.
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford says he doesn’t believe that Vergil Ortiz Jr really wants to fight him, and he thinks he’s just mouthing the words that he wants the title shot against him because that’s what the boxing fans expect from him.
Coach Ronnie Shields says Vergil Ortiz Jr isn’t ready for the big dogs Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford right now after what he saw of him last Saturday with his seventh-round knockout win over his fighter Maurice ‘Mighty Mo’ Hooker in Fort Worth, Texas.
Vergil Ortiz Jr says he was only “70 percent” for his fight last Saturday against Maurice Hooker, and he still had more than enough to stop him in the seventh round in his break-out performance on DAZN at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Terence Crawford had a busy night last Saturday, letting the media know that he no intention of fighting Errol Spence Jr or Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Vergil Ortiz Jr passed his test against Maurice ‘Mighty Mo’ Hooker last Saturday night, stopping him in the seventh round in a grueling contest from start to finish on DAZN, and now he wants to take on the top dog, Terence Crawford, for his WBO welterweight title.
Vergil Ortiz Jr (17-0, 17 KO) put in a memorable performance with his seventh-round knockout wins against Maurice Hooker (27-2-3, 18 KOs) on Saturday night and then called out Terence Crawford immediately after.