Zerafa vs Ortiz

Who won Zerafa vs Ortiz?

Michael Zerafa beat Alejandro Ortiz by technical knockout in the 8th round on Wednesday, August 12th, 2026, at The Star, Gold Coast.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Teremoana Teremoana's and DeAndre Savage's clash.

Zerafa vs Ortiz stats

Michael Zerafa stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alejandro Ortiz made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz had a massive power advantage over Zerafa, boasting a 96% knockout percentage compared to Zerafa's 65%.

Michael Zerafa was the older man by 9 years, at 34 years old.

Zerafa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ortiz.

Both Michael Zerafa and Alejandro Ortiz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zerafa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 150 more professional rounds, totaling 234 compared to Ortiz's 84.

Michael Zerafa went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, and 5 by the WBO at middleweight.

Zerafa vs Ortiz form

Michael Zerafa had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, his contest against Nikita Tszyu on January 16, 2026 ended in a no contest at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Mikey Dahlman on August 20, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round at ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney.

Going into that contest, he had won against Besir Ay on March 12, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.

Before that, he had beaten Tommy Browne on August 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney.

He had been beaten by Erislandy Lara on March 30, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Zerafa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Zerafa vs Ortiz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at The Star, Gold Coast, Australia, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zerafa vs Ortiz?

Zerafa vs Ortiz was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Zerafa vs Ortiz?

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