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 6th January 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 loses and 0 draws.

Fredrick Lawson made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 loses 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 year and 4 months later than Lawson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 104 less professional rounds, 71 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 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.

Activity check

Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights had 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 is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

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.