Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Welterweight
19-0-0
29-4-1

Belts on The Line

Eliminator for WBC World Welterweight Championship

The tape

25
Age
34
5' 10" / 178 cm
Height
5' 8" / 173 cm
70.1" / 178 cm
Reach
68.5" / 174 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

TKO 9TKO 8TKO 7KO 7KO 5
Form
KO 6TKO 1TKO 2TKO 6KO 1
19
Wins
29
19
By KO
17
100
KO%
59
0
Losses
4
0
Stopped
2
0
Draws
1
2016
Debut
2009
69
Pro rounds
210

Current rankings @ Welterweight

5
The Ring
10
1
WBA
-
-
WBC
9
-
WBO
14
3
IBF
-

Vergil Ortiz Jr vs David Avanesyan preview

When is Ortiz Jr vs Avanesyan?

Vergil Ortiz Jr could face David Avanesyan in in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

The contest would be an eliminator for the WBC welterweight championship of the world.

Ortiz Jr vs Avanesyan stats

Vergil Ortiz Jr would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

David Avanesyan would make his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Ortiz Jr would have a massive power advantage over Avanesyan, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Avanesyan's 59%.

Vergil Ortiz Jr is the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Ortiz Jr has a height advantage of 2 inches over Avanesyan. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Vergil Ortiz Jr & David Avanesyan fight out of an orthodox stance.

Ortiz Jr is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 year and 1 month later than Avanesyan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 141 less professional rounds, 69 to Avanesyan's 210.

Vergil Ortiz Jr goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the IBF and 5 by the RING at welterweight.

David Avanesyan is currently ranked number 9 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO and 10 by the RING in the 147lb division.

Ortiz Jr vs Avanesyan form

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

In his last fight, he beat 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, United States.

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

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

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

He had defeated Brad Solomon on 13th December 2019 by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

David Avanesyan has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Terence Crawford on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at CHI Health Center, Omaha, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Oskari Metz on 19th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Liam Taylor on 2nd October 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had beat Josh Kelly on 20th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had won against Jose Del Rio on 12th December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Vergil Ortiz Jr has been fighting more than David Avanesyan.

Vergil Ortiz Jr last fought 7 months and 23 days ago, while David Avanesyan's last outing was 3 months and 19 days ago.

Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Avanesyan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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