Ortiz Jr vs Dulorme

Who won Ortiz Jr vs Dulorme?

Vergil Ortiz Jr beat Thomas Dulorme by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 27th April 2024 at Save Mart Arena in Fresno.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jose Carlos Ramirez beating Rances Barthelemy. Also, on the undercard Marlen Esparza was overcome by Gabriela Celeste Alaniz and Oscar Duarte Jurado was victorious over Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz.

Ortiz Jr vs Dulorme stats

Vergil Ortiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Thomas Dulorme made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 6 loses and 1 draw.

Vergil Ortiz Jr was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Both Vergil Ortiz Jr & Thomas Dulorme fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ortiz Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 year and 11 months later than Dulorme, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 116 less professional rounds, 71 to Dulorme's 187.

Ortiz Jr vs Dulorme form

Ortiz Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Fredrick Lawson on 6th January 2024 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Michael McKinson on 6th August 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight eliminator fight at Dickies Arena, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Egidijus Kavaliauskas on 14th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Frisco.

Before that, he had won against Maurice Hooker on 20th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Dickies Arena, Texas.

He had beat Samuel Vargas on 24th July 2020 by knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

Thomas Dulorme had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis on 30th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Eimantas Stanionis on 10th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jamal James on 8th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California.

Before that, he had defeated Terrel Williams on 21st September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Rabobank Theater, California.

He had drawn with Jessie Vargas on 6th October 2018 by majority draw at Wintrust Arena, Illinois.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vergil Ortiz Jr had been fighting more than Thomas Dulorme.

Going to this contest, Vergil Ortiz Jr had last fought 3 months and 21 days ago, while Thomas Dulorme's last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 28 days ago.

Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Dulorme's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ortiz Jr vs Dulorme start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Save Mart Arena, Fresno, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ortiz Jr vs Dulorme?

Ortiz Jr vs Dulorme was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Ortiz Jr vs Dulorme?

Vergil Ortiz Jr was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Thomas Dulorme made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.