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, August 10th, 2019, at Verizon Theatre, 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).

Also on the undercard Joshua Franco beat Oscar Negrete, and Hector Tanajara defeated Ezequiel Aviles.

Ortiz Jr vs Orozco stats

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

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 knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz Jr had a massive power advantage over Orozco, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to 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 and Antonio Orozco fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ortiz Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 1 month later than Orozco, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 84 fewer professional rounds, totaling 71 compared 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 May 4, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

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

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

He had beaten Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez on March 22, 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 September 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California, United States.

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

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

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

He had beaten Abner Lopez on July 30, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Antonio Orozco made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.