Amilcar Vidal-Edward Ortiz PBC on FS1 Weigh-In Report From Los Angeles

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Amilcar Vidal remains on the hunt for more undefeated records to conquer.

The Sampson Lewkowicz-promoted middleweight from Uruguay puts his perfect record in the line as he faces San Antonio’s Edward Jermaine Ortiz (11-0-2, 4KOs). The two collide this Saturday, live on FS1 from Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

Vidal registered at a fighting fit 161.8 pounds for his first fight since January. The bout marks Vidal’s fourth undefeated opponent in the span of his last six starts; the previous three such occasions have all ended in 1st round knockouts for the 24-year old now locally based in Coachella, California.

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Ortiz checked in at 163 pounds for his second straight fight in the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) L.A. Bubble. The 29-year old Texan is coming off of an eight-round points win over Antonio Todd this past August in this very venue.

Nigeria-bred cruiserweight Efetobor Apochi (9-0, 9KOs) aims to maintain his perfect 100% knockout-to-win rate as he faces Jersey City’s Joe Jones (11-2, 8KOs) in a 10-round bout serving as the evening’s chief support.

Apochi—who is now based in Houston and trains with Ronnie Shields—checked in at a shredded 199 pounds. Jones weighed in at 193 pounds, his lightest weight in four years.

Opening the telecast, Eros Correa faces Henry Arredondo in an eight-round battle of unbeaten junior featherweight prospects and former sparring partners.

San Jose’s Correa (9-0, 7KOs) tipped the scale at a fighting fit 123.6 pounds. San Antonio’s Arredondo (7-0, 4KOs; 1NC) weighed 124.5 pounds for his first fight in just more than a year—perhaps showing on the scale as was 1/2 lb. above the contracted 124-pound limit.

Just prior to the cameras rolling, South Carolina’s Desmond Lyons takes on Diego Elizondo in a scheduled six-round lightweight contest. Lyson (6-1, 2KOs)—who is trained by Ronnie Shields—checked in at 134 pounds. Carson City’s Elizondo (2-2-2, 0KO) weighed in at 135 pounds as the 22-year old seeks to turn around a four-fight winless skid.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox

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Kannabis_KidFri Nov 13, 2020, 11:29 PM UTC

Excellent post, now this is the sort of dedication to boxing that true boxing fans can display. This is the example of a post that sets a real boxing fan apart from the fans of other sports....a knowledge of the sports’ history. Very good read and very informativeThanks man that's what I like about boxing it's a solo sport and it gives a chance for countries that don't have many team sports to still standout not always of course but whether it's amateur or professional a lot of countries have produced champions or medalists just wish some of the better amateurs would turn professional especially in Europe and Cuba but that's how it goes.

el_mas_chingonFri Nov 13, 2020, 11:22 PM UTC

I’ll be rooting for both my boys from San Antonio Arredondo and Ortiz!

OldskoolgFri Nov 13, 2020, 11:08 PM UTC

The last one was Noe Gonzalez Alcoba but he always lost when he stepped up in competition (Adonis Stevenson, George Groves, Felix Sturm) he got knocked out by Rocky Fielding and fell off after that hopefully this guy doesn't end up the same I believe Gonzalez was promoted by Sampson also. From my understanding the only countries in South America that haven't had a world champion in boxing are Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Suriname (they have plenty of kickboxing champions) and French Guiana. Excellent post, now this is the sort of dedication to boxing that true boxing fans can display. This is the example of a post that sets a real boxing fan apart from the fans of other sports....a knowledge of the sports’ history. Very good read and very informative

Kannabis_KidFri Nov 13, 2020, 10:42 PM UTC

I don’t recall the last time I saw a decent Uruguayan boxer of note, hope he does wellThe last one was Noe Gonzalez Alcoba but he always lost when he stepped up in competition (Adonis Stevenson, George Groves, Felix Sturm) he got knocked out by Rocky Fielding and fell off after that hopefully this guy doesn't end up the same I believe Gonzalez was promoted by Sampson also. From my understanding the only countries in South America that haven't had a world champion in boxing are Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Suriname (they have plenty of kickboxing champions) and French Guiana.

sickoFri Nov 13, 2020, 10:04 PM UTC

Sampson may have found another hidden gem in Amilcar Vidal it seems, Kid can PUNCH

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