Undefeated knockout artist Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) is a 25:1 favorite against Fredrick “General Okunka” Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs) on DAZN Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Formerly a top contender at welterweight, Ortiz is now competing at super welterweight after 17 months out of the ring. During that span, Ortiz had to twice pull out of a challenge against WBA “regular” welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis due to health issues.
In the co-feature, Ohara “Two Tanks” Davies (25-2, 18 KOs) is a 5:1 favorite against Ismael Barroso (24-4-2, 22 KOs) in a clash for the WBA interim super lightweight title.
In other action, WBO #1 super lightweight Arnold Barbosa Jr. (28-0, 10 KOs) is a 25:1 favorite against Xolisani Ndongeni (31-3, 18 KOs), and WBC #10 welterweight Raul “El Cugar” Curiel (13-0, 11 KOs) is a 16:1 betting pick against against Elias Diaz (12-1, 7 KOs) in a pair of ten-rounders.
Hopefully Ortiz can get back to form healthy. This may be a pit stop at 154. He’s always in good fights and I was looking forward to seeing him fight Stanionis. Looks like he has to rebuild slowly.
154 seems like Ortiz’s natural weight. We will see.
An Ortiz vs. Stanionis fight would have been very fierce and a great test for Ortiz (too bad). Ortiz will have a few opportunities at 154, and he will probably feel healthier at 154.
Let see if Ortiz can be as lethal in 154 as he was in 147.
Good to see the champ back. I wish him health and prosperity to continue his promising career. Would love to see him at welterweight vs Ennis to give him the work he’s been asking for.
After two more fights against better competition, let see if Ortiz would like a trip to Australia
Always interesting to see how punchers, in particular, fare when they go up in weight. See well they carry their power up and how they manage the shots from bigger guys because they tend to leave more openings.
Glad to see Barroso get another fight. His opponent maybe a little tough for him though but interested to see.
You’d prefer he get Romero again, but Davies is definitely not unbeatable.
Barroso went under carbon 14 test to estimate his age, and preliminary results show he could be from the Sumerian civilization
Damn Burucho. DAMN.
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Ortiz is gona fight a taxi driver because he is been delicate on health and moving up to another division so he has to take it easy
It sad how such a great fighter can do his career at 100% because health problems
But I’m ready to watch him fight
Is a exciting fighter with lot of fire
The co-feature is a good one.
Davies vs barroso is a good fight
I think Davis will win but but the victory will be expensive
Barroso is a war tank
First world war tank to be clear
Barroso was kicking Romero ass
Davies vs Barroso… Why WBA “Interim” super lightweight championship again?
If you are lot director or executive of boxing you should not care about it , you just watch and enjoy the fight
Rather outrageous odds from a betting standpoint though.
If Vergil gets back to top form he could be ‘the man’ at 154.
De la hoja is always running up his fat gob talking about the best fighting the best, yet his fighters fight a bunch of lower rated fighters, who they,Golden Girls, know there is very little chance of losing to. When is Mungia and this “weight bully ” Ortiz going to step up? These 2 fights just old washed up champions and c rated guys. Ortiz has fought over 20 guys and yet to face a top guy. Mungia has had nearly 50 fights and still fighting c rated guys.
Hopefully Ortiz doesn’t die suddenly in the ring.