Ortiz Jr vs Orozco

Who won Ortiz Jr vs Orozco?

Vergil Ortiz Jr beat Antonio Orozco by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 10th August 2019 at Verizon Theatre in Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Franco vs Negrete.

Ortiz Jr vs Orozco stats

Back in August 2019, Vergil Ortiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Antonio Orozco made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ortiz Jr had a massive power advantage over Orozco, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Orozco's 61%.

Vergil Ortiz Jr was the younger man by 10 years, at 22 years old.

Ortiz Jr had a height advantage of 3 inches over Orozco. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Vergil Ortiz Jr & Antonio Orozco fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ortiz Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 year and 1 month later than Orozco, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 85 less professional rounds, 70 to Orozco's 155.

Vergil Ortiz Jr went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA at welterweight.

Antonio Orozco was ranked number 14 by the WBA in the 147lb division.

Ortiz Jr vs Orozco form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mauricio Herrera on 4th May 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jesus A Valdez on 26th January 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Toyota Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Roberto Ortiz on 15th October 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Juan Carlos Salgado on 23rd July 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Belasco Theater, California.

He had beat Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez on 22nd March 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Orozco had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jose Carlos Ramirez on 14th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Martin Honorio on 16th March 2018 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Belasco Theater, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Keandre Gibson on 1st April 2017 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Keandre Gibson on 1st April 2017 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had beat Abner Lopez on 30th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Vergil Ortiz Jr had last fought 3 months and 6 days ago, while Antonio Orozco's last outing had been 10 months and 27 days ago.

Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Orozco's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Who broadcast Ortiz Jr vs Orozco?

Ortiz Jr vs Orozco was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Ortiz Jr vs Orozco?

Vergil Ortiz Jr was a 9/100 (-1100) favourite going into the contest, while Antonio Orozco made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.