
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: record, next fight and profile →


Robert Garcia speaks to Lance Pugmire about Jaron 'Boots' Ennis' win over Xander Zayas and if Vergil Ortiz could fight Boots next.

Vergil Ortiz trainer Robert Garcia says that unbeaten WBC interim champion Ortiz, his father and promoter Oscar De La Hoya would go right into a fight with Jaron "Boots" Ennis without a tune-up should the opportunity present itself.

Muting all of Saturday’s post-fight social-media voices as irrelevant, Jaron “Boots” Ennis became a two-division unified champion and made it clear the night, and perhaps the sport’s future, are his, writes Lance Pugmire

Golden Boy Promotions and unbeaten junior middleweight Vergil Ortiz Jnr are crafting the framework for the fighter’s fall return to the ring in the fall.

With a July 14 arbitration date looming for unbeaten WBC interim junior-middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jnr and his promoter Oscar De La Hoya, an olive branch has been extended.

Five boxing writers took turns as hypothetical promoters, drafting fighters they believe would provide the best combination of marketability, talent and box office success.

Vergil Ortiz Jnr and Golden Boy Promotions are scheduled to begin their mediation process in Las Vegas on July 14, with the unbeaten junior-middleweight seeking to extricate himself from a once-tight connection with Oscar De La Hoya.

Oscar De La Hoya appeared on “The Ariel Helwani Show” on Wednesday to discuss, among other topics, the ballyhooed agreement his Golden Boy Promotions reached with DAZN.

Eddie Hearn has revealed that Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ next fight is imminent and that talks are underway for him to confront Xander Zayas