Ortiz Jr vs Lubin

Who won Ortiz Jr vs Lubin?

Vergil Ortiz Jr beat Erickson Lubin by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, November 8th, 2025, at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth.

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 contest was for the WBC super welterweight championship of the world.

Ortiz Jr was defending his his WBC Interim World Super Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Serhii Bohachuk in August 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 3 months and 3 days.

Also on the undercard Darius Fulghum was victorious over David Stevens, Amari Jones beat Shady Gamhour, Robin Sirwan Safar defeated Derick Miller Jr, and Eric Priest was victorious over Esneiker Correa.

Ortiz Jr vs Lubin stats

Vergil Ortiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Erickson Lubin made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz Jr had a large advantage in power over Lubin, boasting a 91% knockout percentage compared to Lubin's 70%.

Vergil Ortiz Jr was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Lubin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ortiz Jr. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Vergil Ortiz Jr fought out of the orthodox stance, while Erickson Lubin was a southpaw.

Ortiz Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 8 months later than Lubin, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 52 fewer professional rounds, totaling 97 compared to Lubin's 149.

Erickson Lubin was ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 3 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Ortiz Jr vs Lubin form

Ortiz Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Israil Madrimov on February 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Serhii Bohachuk on August 10, 2024, by majority decision in their WBC Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Thomas Dulorme on April 27, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round at Save Mart Arena, Fresno.

Before that, he had beaten Fredrick Lawson on January 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had defeated 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.

Lubin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ardreal Holmes on May 10, 2025, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight eliminator fight at Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jesus Ramos on September 30, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Luis Arias on June 24, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at Armory, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had been beaten by Sebastian Fundora on April 9, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC Interim World Light Middleweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had beaten Jeison Rosario on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Vergil Ortiz Jr had last fought 8 months and 17 days ago, while Erickson Lubin's last outing had been 5 months and 29 days ago.

Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Lubin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ortiz Jr vs Lubin start?

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

Who broadcast Ortiz Jr vs Lubin?

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 Lubin?

Vergil Ortiz Jr was a 1/9 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Erickson Lubin made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.