Ortiz Jr vs Solomon

Who won Ortiz Jr vs Solomon?

Vergil Ortiz Jr beat Brad Solomon by knockout in the 5th round on Friday 13th December 2019 at Fantasy Springs Casino in California.

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).

Ortiz Jr vs Solomon stats

Back in December 2019, Vergil Ortiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Brad Solomon made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ortiz Jr had a massive power advantage over Solomon, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Solomon's 32%.

Vergil Ortiz Jr was the younger man by 14 years, at 22 years old.

Solomon had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ortiz Jr. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Vergil Ortiz Jr & Brad Solomon fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ortiz Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 year and 11 months later than Solomon, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 155 less professional rounds, 70 to Solomon's 225.

Vergil Ortiz Jr went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC and 5 by the WBO at welterweight.

Ortiz Jr vs Solomon form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Antonio Orozco on 10th August 2019 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Verizon Theatre, Texas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mauricio Herrera on 4th May 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jesus A Valdez on 26th January 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Toyota Center, Texas.

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

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

Activity check

Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ortiz Jr vs Solomon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ortiz Jr vs Solomon?

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

What were the odds on Ortiz Jr vs Solomon?

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