Conor Benn says he hopes he will get to box for the European title and get a world-title eliminator later this year and box for a world title in 2022. The 24-year-old faces Samuel Vargas at the Copper Box in East London on Saturday in the latest ste...
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The most common reaction to Vergil Ortiz Jr. calling out Terence Crawford for his next fight is that it is too ambitious of a move. On the other side of the equation is the desire for the unbeaten Texan to win his first major title at welterweight be...
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If there is anything to have been learned by separate homecomings on both sides of the pandemic for Vergil Ortiz Jr., it’s that he remains adored in the greater Dallas area. The unbeaten knockout artist from Grand Prairie, Texas came up huge in a Mar...
Terence Crawford considers someone he has beaten to be the perfect opponent for Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s next fight. The unbeaten WBO welterweight champion doesn’t consider Ortiz experienced enough to challenge him just yet. Egidijus Kavaliauskas, on the o...
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Vergil Ortiz Jr. impressed Terence Crawford on Saturday night. Ortiz overcame some adversity in a difficult fight against one of Crawford’s stablemates and stopped Maurice Hooker. The 22-year-old Ortiz’s seventh-round, technical-knockout victory over...
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The words of Vergil Ortiz, Jr. have continued ringing days after his knockout victory over Maurice Hooker Saturday night at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. “I would love the opportunity to fight Terence Crawford. If I get any opportunity, I w...
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Vergil Ortiz Jr. never had any doubt that his local rivalry showdown with Maurice Hooker would end inside the distance. There was the admission, however, that he initially went about it the wrong way. Ortiz eventually stopped Dallas’ Hooker (27-2-3,...
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Terence Crawford was in the same building with two of his divisional peers, yet still remains unconvinced that either one serves as a realistic option for his next fight. That said, there exists greater hope of a future showdown with Vergil Ortiz Jr....
Former junior welterweight world titlist Maurice Hooker is going to be sidelined for at least two months but he will have the opportunity for another meaningful fight when he is ready to return, according to Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez...
Vergil Ortiz Jr. could not have asked for a better scenario to send a message that he wants to challenge the very best. The unbeaten welterweight contender registered his first win of 2021, stopping former WBO junior welterweight titlist Maurice Hook...
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When all was said and done, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Maurice Hooker resumed being two friendly rivals from the greater Dallas area. The pair of welterweights engaged in an entertaining battle in front of a lively local crowd, with Ortiz prevailing via 7t...
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Fort Worth, Texas - Unbeaten puncher Vergil Ortiz Jr picked up yet another fantastic victory as he stopped former world champion Maurice Hooker in the seventh round of their welterweight showdown. The fight started at a rapid pace, as Ortiz (17-0, 17...
Ortiz, Hooker Scorecard Official Judges - Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas - In the biggest fight of his career to date, rising welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz (17-0, 17 KOs) had a very tough test, but he dropped and stopped former world champi...
By Jake Donovan - Vergil Ortiz Jr. sent an emphatic message to the welterweight division, including the division’s top two fighters who were both in attendance. An all-Dallas area showdown saw Grand Prairie’s Ortiz dismantle former junior welterweigh...
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