Who won Ortiz Jr vs Lawson?
Vergil Ortiz Jr beat Fredrick Lawson by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, January 6th, 2024 at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).
Also, on the undercard Ohara Davies was defeated by Ismael Barroso for the WBA Interim World Super Lightweight championship, Arnold Barboza Jr beat Xolisani Ndongeni and Raul Curiel defeated Elias Diaz.
Ortiz Jr vs Lawson stats
Back in January 2024, Vergil Ortiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.
Fredrick Lawson made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.
Vergil Ortiz Jr was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.
Lawson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ortiz Jr. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Both Vergil Ortiz Jr & Fredrick Lawson fought out of an orthodox stance.
Ortiz Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 4 months later than Lawson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 104 fewer professional rounds, totaling 71 compared to Lawson's 175.
Vergil Ortiz Jr went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at super welterweight.
Ortiz Jr vs Lawson form
Ortiz Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Michael McKinson on August 6, 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight eliminator fight at Dickies Arena, Texas, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Egidijus Kavaliauskas on August 14, 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Frisco.
Going into that contest, he had won against Maurice Hooker on March 20, 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Dickies Arena, Texas.
Before that, he had beaten Samuel Vargas on July 24, 2020 by knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.
He had defeated Brad Solomon on December 13, 2019 by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
Activity check
Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights come over a period of 4 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.
What time did Ortiz Jr vs Lawson start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Ortiz Jr vs Lawson?
The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Ortiz Jr vs Lawson?
Vergil Ortiz Jr was a 1/33 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Fredrick Lawson made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.
Would have been nice if the referee let it go a bit longer . I agree with most people that fight got stopped too early
What a garbage end. The ref should be barred from officiating any boxing ever! Either corrupt or inept. Probably both!