Undefeated knockout artist Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) faced off with Fredrick “General Okunka” Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs) at the final press conference for their 12-round super welterweight fight on Saturday night at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and broadcast worldwide on DAZN
Vergil Ortiz Jr: “I put my heart into this sport. But now we’re here. We weigh in tomorrow. If you had any doubts on getting any tickets erase them right now because this fight is happening for sure. And I’m ready. This is honestly the best I’ve ever felt.”
Fredrick Lawson: “We had a very good training camp leading up to this event. We’re prepared. We’ve seen a few scripts going around saying how this fight should go. We have a plan that will surprise everyone. We can’t wait for Saturday.”
Ortiz by ko 5
Easy to predict
Hopefully Ortiz get a better opponent next time
He is too good for this kind of opponents
Ortiz and David morrel have to press the throttle to see what they are made of
Put him in there with Mendoza next.
The question is in which rounds the fight will finish?
I go first, 4 round (TKO/KO).
this opponent is 30-3 22 KOs not exactly a walk in the park it should be a good test for ortiz and there is a kid making his pro debut on the undercard i think could be good Emiliano Gandara seen him in the amateurs not a volume puncher but had a pro style so he should be solid
I don’t have a problem with this opponent considering the health issues Ortiz is coming back from. Record suggests he can punch and there are a couple of recognizable names (he beat Breidis Prescott) but does not appear to have had much of an amateur career. Ortiz by tko 3-4 rounds
I’m not completely shocked if this fight ends in like 2-3 rounds. I’ve seen Lawson fight quite a few times. His power isn’t what his ko record would suggest (he’s had like 2-3 knockouts in the last decade) and he’s pretty easy to hit. Perfect opponent for Ortiz to come back against.
at 147?
154