Unbeaten Vergil Ortiz Jr handles Fredrick Lawson at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 6. The set squares off in the primary occasion survive on DAZN. The contest is arranged for 12 rounds at incredibly welterweight.
Ortiz Jr (19-0, 19 KOs) makes his extremely prepared for ring return after over a year of layoff. The 25-year-old competitor last battled in August 2022, when he dropped and stopped Michael McKinson in 9 rounds. The Dallas, Texas local was anticipated to deal with Eimantas Stanionis last July, however the bout was cancelled after he passed out and was hospitalised.
“I simply wish to provide a fast shout out to everybody who's thought in me up till this point,” Vergil Ortiz Jr stated at the pre-fight interview. “First and primary, my papa, my group, Coach Robert, Coach Hector, and everybody on Golden Boy.”
“I put my heart into this sport. Now we're here. We weigh-in tomorrow. If you had any doubts on getting any tickets eliminate them today due to the fact that this battle is occurring for sure. And I'm prepared. This is truthfully the very best I've ever felt.”
Fredrick Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs) is riding a two-fight winning streak. Chicago-based 34-year-old beat Estevan Villalobos by consentaneous choice last time out in April 2023. Last January, the Accra, Ghana native stopped Collinson Korley in the opening round.
“First and primary I wish to thank God. Thank you Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN who made this possible for us. We had a great training school leading up to this occasion. We're prepared. We've seen a couple of scripts walking around stating how this battle needs to go. We have a strategy that will amaze everybody. We can't await Saturday.”
The 12-round co-main occasion pits previous two-time world title opposition Ismael Barroso (24-4-2, 22 KOs) of Venezuela versus British Ohara Davies (25-2, 18 KOs), who makes his launching in the United States. The set fights it out for the interim WBA extremely light-weight title.
In the UK and Australia, Ortiz vs Lawson airs survive on Sunday, January 7.
