Zorro vs D'Ortenzi

Who won Zorro vs D’Ortenzi?

Ellis Zorro beat Luca D’Ortenzi by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, October 6th, 2023, at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Ellis Zorro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Masood Abdulah's and Marc Leach's clash.

Zorro vs D’Ortenzi stats

Back in October 2023, Ellis Zorro stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Luca D’Ortenzi made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Ellis Zorro was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Zorro had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ortenzi.

Both Ellis Zorro and Luca D’Ortenzi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zorro was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 5 months later than Ortenzi, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 67 fewer professional rounds, totaling 79 compared to Ortenzi's 146.

Ellis Zorro went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, and 12 by the WBO at cruiserweight.

Activity check

Zorro's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did Zorro vs D’Ortenzi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Zorro vs D’Ortenzi?

Zorro vs D’Ortenzi was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Zorro vs D’Ortenzi?

Ellis Zorro was a 1/8 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Luca D’Ortenzi made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.