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Vergil Ortiz Jr. (born March 25, 1998) is an American professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim super welterweight title since August 2024. As an amateur , he was a seven-time national champion and won the 110 pounds category at the USA's Junior Olympic National Championships in 2013.
Both boxers had they say throughout the fight, but Orozco got the edge with his aggressiveness and boxing skills, en route to a unanimous decision win. [5] On August 10, 2019, Orozco fought undefeated rising prospect Vergil Ortiz Jr. Orozco got dropped three times by Ortiz Jr, which culminated in a TKO victory for Ortiz Jr in the sixth round. [6]
The Grand Prairie boxer stayed unbeaten with a ninth-round TKO at Dickies Arena. Vergil Ortiz Jr. stays perfect with 19th knockout but Michael McKinson made him work Skip to main content
The event originally scheduled for Ortiz Jr. vs Vargas on 28 March 2020 at The Forum, Inglewood, California and the unified super middleweight world titles between the current four-division champion, the Mexican Canelo Álvarez vs. the WBO champion, the British Billy Joe Saunders on 2 May 2020 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Vergil Ortiz Jr. celebrates after defeating Egidijus Kavaliauskas at The Ford Center at The Star on Aug. 14, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Kevin Estrada/Getty Images) (Kevin Estrada/Golden Boy ...
Tszyu was scheduled to face Vergil Ortiz Jr. on August 3, 2024 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] On May 30, 2024 it was announced that the fight was canceled on medical advice, with Tszyu requiring more time to heal from the injury sustained in his previous bout against Fundora.
Ortiz's boxing career has been waylaid by health scares over the last three years, but he believes he's put it behind him and is prepared to look good Saturday in a bout against Eimantas Stanionis ...