Ortiz Jr vs Madrimov

Who won Ortiz Jr vs Madrimov?

Vergil Ortiz Jr beat Israil Madrimov by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Vergil Ortiz Jr.

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).

was defending 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 7 months and 15 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev losing to Dmitry Bivol for the IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Joseph Parker beat Martin Bakole for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight belt, Carlos Adames defeated Hamzah Sheeraz for the WBC World Middleweight title, Zhilei Zhang was defeated by Agit Kabayel for the WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship, Joshua Buatsi lost to Callum Smith for the WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship, Shakur Stevenson defeated Josh Padley for the WBC World Lightweight championship, and Ziyad Almaayouf was victorious over Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira.

Ortiz Jr vs Madrimov stats

Vergil Ortiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Israil Madrimov made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz Jr had a large advantage in power over Madrimov, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Madrimov's 70%.

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

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

Both Vergil Ortiz Jr and Israil Madrimov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ortiz Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Madrimov, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Madrimov's 98.

Israil Madrimov was ranked number 4 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Ortiz Jr vs Madrimov form

Ortiz Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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.

Prior to that, he had defeated Thomas Dulorme on April 27, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round at Save Mart Arena, Fresno.

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

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten Egidijus Kavaliauskas on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Frisco.

Madrimov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Terence Crawford on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Magomed Kurbanov on March 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Raphael Igbokwe on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States.

Before that, he had drawn with Michel Soro on July 9, 2022, by technical draw in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Michel Soro on December 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight eliminator fight at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Vergil Ortiz Jr had last fought 6 months and 12 days ago, while Israil Madrimov's last outing had been 6 months and 19 days ago.

Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Madrimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ortiz Jr vs Madrimov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ortiz Jr vs Madrimov?

Ortiz Jr vs Madrimov was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ortiz Jr vs Madrimov?

Vergil Ortiz Jr was a 4/5 (-120) favorite going into the contest, while Israil Madrimov made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.