McGrail vs Ortiz Jr

Who won McGrail vs Ortiz Jr?

Joe McGrail beat Edgar Ortiz Jr by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, December 16th, 2023, at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beating Sunny Edwards for the IBF World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Murodjon Akhmadaliev beat Kevin Gonzalez for the WBA World Super Bantamweight belt, Peter McGrail was overcome by Jarico O’Quinn, Galal Yafai was victorious over Rocco Santomauro, Arturo Popoca beat Carlos Mujica, Albert Gonzalez defeated Alexis Eduardo Molina, and Junaid Bostan was victorious over Gordie Russ II.

McGrail vs Ortiz Jr stats

Back in December 2023, Joe McGrail stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Edgar Ortiz Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws.

Joe McGrail was the younger man by 8 years, at 22 years old.

McGrail had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ortiz Jr.

Both Joe McGrail and Edgar Ortiz Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

McGrail was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 years and 3 months later than Ortiz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 28 fewer professional rounds, totaling 26 compared to Ortiz Jr's 54.

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What time did McGrail vs Ortiz Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on McGrail vs Ortiz Jr?

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