Ortiz Jr vs Lawson

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, 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 9 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 and 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 92 fewer professional rounds, totaling 83 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 had come over a period of 4 years and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Fredrick Lawson made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.