After Finding a Friend in Fresno, Can Vergil Ortiz Jr. Land a Title Shot, Too?
After Finding a Friend in Fresno, Can Vergil Ortiz Jr. Land a Title Shot, Too?
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Opponents Set For Returns Of Jose Ramirez And Vergil Ortiz
The opponents have been named for Jose Ramirez and Vergil Ortiz who fight in Fresno, April 27th. Those opponents are Rances Barthelemy and Thomas Dulorme.
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Jose Ramirez, Vergil Ortiz Set for April 27 Returns
Former unified 140-pound champion Jose Ramirez will make his Golden Boy Promotions debut in a homecoming fight in Fresno April 27, and he’s bringing unbeaten Vergil Ortiz Jr. with him, two officials confirmed to BoxingScene.
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De La Hoya: I Don’t Know If [Hearn] Has The Talent In His Stable For Golden Boy-Matchroom Card
Oscar De La Hoya isn’t nearly as interested in an all-Golden Boy versus Matchroom card as Eddie Hearn. The Golden Boy Promotions founder questioned Saturday night whether his rival’s company has enough depth on its roster to put together that type of show, even if DAZN executives were willing to provide the funding to stream it. Hearn spoke optimistically about a Golden Boy-Matchroom event earlier during a press conference following a main event one of his boxers, John Ryder, lost to one of De La Hoya’s fighters, Jaime Munguia, by ninth-round technical knockout at Footprint Center in Phoenix.
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De La Hoya Indicates Vergil Ortiz is Willing To Go To Australia To Challenge Tim Tszyu
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes junior middleweight contender Vergil Ortiz, revealed that his boxer has no issue with traveling across the ocean to challenge WBO world champion Tim Tszyu.
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Nevada Commission Addresses Claims Surrounding Vergil Ortiz-Fredrick Lawson Jan. 6 Bout In Las Vegas
A lengthy investigation is now underway regarding allegations made surrounding a quick stoppage. BoxingScene.com has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that Fredrick Lawson was never in jeopardy of not being cleared to fight this past weekend. Lawson was stopped in the opening round of a DAZN-aired main event versus Vergil Ortiz this past Saturday at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
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Vergil Ortiz Doesn’t ‘Think It Was A Bad Stoppage,’ Says Weeks Saved Lawson From ‘A Bad Knockout’
Vergil Ortiz Jr. initially thought that Tony Weeks stopped his fight with Fredrick Lawson too soon Saturday night. In hindsight, Ortiz realized that the veteran Nevada referee probably spared Lawson from suffering a brutal knockout defeat in their 12-round, 156-pound fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Weeks has drawn intense criticism for stepping
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Golden Boy Reacts To Tony Weeks' Statements on Fredrick Lawson
The first major U.S. boxing show of the new year has sparked a major controversy. Golden Boy Promotions was forced to address allegations surrounding the medical clearance process for the Vergil Ortiz-Fredrick Lawson DAZN headliner this past Saturday at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Ortiz was credited with a first-round stoppage win, though referee Tony Weeks was widely criticized for what many regarded as an extremely quick stoppage.
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Tszyu: Yo, Vergil Ortiz, Welcome To The '54 Club; I'm Always Keen For A Modern-Day Classic
Tim Tszyu saw all that he needed from Vergil Ortiz Jr’s brief ring appearance to know he found the perfect future rival. Both boxers expressed an interest in a head-on collision in the aftermath of Ortiz’s junior middleweight debut this past Saturday atop a DAZN show from Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. A first-round stoppage of Fredrick Lawson was dismissed by
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Vergil Ortiz Targets Tim Tszyu Title Clash: I Want Him Next!
Vergil Ortiz (20-0, 20 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas made his long-awaited return in his new super welterweight division with a first round TKO of Accra, Ghana's Fredrick "General Okunka" Lawson (30-4, 22 KOs).
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