Vergil Ortiz

Vergil Ortiz Maintains His Forward March: Weekend Afterthoughts

Vergil Ortiz might be no worse than the second most promising young welterweight in boxing. Time may tell that he was the best of a bunch that also includes the talent Jarron Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis.

The Sound And The Fury Of Vergil Ortiz Jr.

By Corey Erdman - If Vergil Ortiz Jr. doesn’t have his boxing gloves on, it’s most likely that he has a guitar in his hands. While he dabbles with the piano and is an avid gamer as well, his growing collection of guitars are the things he says he can...

Vergil Ortiz Eyes Quick Ring Return: I Want To Fight As Often As Possible

Vergil Ortiz Jr. can now move on from the longest layoff of his career. A 51-week ring absence ended this past Saturday for Ortiz, who scored a ninth-round stoppage of England’s Michael McKinson in their battle of unbeaten welterweights. The nearly y...

McKinson: I Know I Was Losing, Never A Time I Thought I Was Going To Get Stopped

Michael McKinson didn’t get the win or even fully accomplish a secondary goal of becoming the first to go twelve full rounds with Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Vergil Ortiz: I Was Headhunting, Should Have Been Chopping Down That Tree

Vergil Ortiz Jr. was less bothered by how long it took to produce his latest victory than the approach he took to get the job done. By his own admission, the 24-year-old contender from the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, Texas got ahead of himself in...

Vergil Ortiz Drops Michael McKinson Twice, Stops Him in Ninth

By Jake Donovan - Vergil Ortiz Jr. ended the longest layoff of his career with his deepest knockout win to date. The rising welterweight star went past the eighth round for the first time, though not much longer than that in scoring a ninth-round sto...

Vergil Ortiz vs. Michael McKinson - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard

Ortiz, McKinson Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Golden Boy's knockout sensation and the pride of Grand Prairie, Texas, Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (18-0, 18 KOs), and top 10 ranked, undefeated welterweight contender Michael “The Problem” McKinson (22-0, 2 KOs) of...

Vergil Ortiz: Pretty Much Just Copied And Pasted Training Camp, Ready For This Fight With McKinson

Vergil Ortiz Jr. can’t help but feel like he’s been here before. A second straight training camp has concluded this year, this time with the rising welterweight contender set to make his way to the ring this weekend. It didn’t happen last time out fo...

Esparza: Vergil Ortiz Is An Amazing Fighter, I Know I Gotta Hold My Ground On a Show Like This

Marlen Esparza finds herself in a familiar career role. The only new look heading into her next fight is entering as the lineal and unified WBA/WBC flyweight champion. Houston’s Esparza will fight for the fourth straight time in her home state, the l...

Vergil Ortiz-Michael McKinson: LIVE Results From Fort Worth, Texas

Figo Ramirez enjoyed a successful U.S. debut in a four-round, unanimous decision win over Francisco Bonilla (6-14-3, 3KOs). All three judges scored the contest 39-36 in favor of Dallas’ Ramirez (2-0, 1KOs), a stablemate of Vergil Ortiz Jr. (18-0, 18K...

Vergil Ortiz: People Slandered My Name After I Pulled Out Of The McKinson Fight

Vergil Ortiz Jr. is still bothered by the subsequent speculation about his training habits after he withdrew five days before he was supposed to fight Michael McKinson on March 19 in Los Angeles.

McKinson: I'm Coming Into The Lion's Den To Tame The Lion

Vergil Ortiz Jr. has yet to enjoy the feeling of tarnishing another fighter’s unblemished record.  Michael McKinson believes that to be a significant edge in his favor heading into this weekend’s clash of unbeaten welterweights.

Michael McKinson: I've Earned My Opportunity And I've Done It The Hard Way

By Jake Donovan - This is the reason that Michael McKinson chose to tear away the safety net more than four years ago. The unbeaten southpaw from Portsmouth, England wasn’t always sure that his career would lead here, particularly through his first t...

Photos: Vergil Ortiz, Michael McKinson - Ready For World Title Eliminator

Ortiz, McKinson Weights Photos Gallery - Golden Boy's knockout sensation and the pride of Grand Prairie, Texas, Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (18-0, 18 KOs), and top 10 ranked, undefeated welterweight contender Michael “The Problem” McKinson (22-0, 2 KOs) of Por...

Vergil Ortiz-Michael McKinson: Weigh-In Results From Fort Worth

Vergil Ortiz Jr. put to rest any questions of where he stands in the welterweight division. The fighting pride of Grand Prairie, Texas arrived at a ripped and ready 146.6 pounds for his first fight of 2022 and his third straight in the greater Dallas...