By Jeff Zimmerman
In one in all boxing’s most anticipated fights of the 12 months, WBC Interim Tremendous Welterweight champ Vergil Ortiz Jr (24-0, 22 KOs) out of Grand Prairie, TX put the boxing world on discover in his yard as he blasted out Orlando’s Erickson Lubin (27-3, 18 KOs) in underneath two rounds on the bought out Dickies Enviornment in Fort Value, Texas and stay on DAZN worldwide.
The primary spherical was a really feel out spherical; nonetheless Ortiz did discover a dwelling for the fitting hand early within the spherical and related with proper, left combo because the spherical ended. In spherical two, Ortiz went proper to work and powered ahead with large proper arms till he unleashed a flurry of proper and left arms that went by means of the excessive guard of Lubin and knocked him out on his toes. Referee James Inexperienced jumped in instantly and wrapped up Lubin to guard him from any extra injury. The time of the stoppage was 1:30 of spherical two of the scheduled twelve as Ortiz Jr retained his WBC Interim tremendous welterweight belt.
Ortiz Jr, nonetheless, has greater fish to fry and his identify is Boots Ennis who was in attendance alongside along with his promoter Eddie Hearn. Ortiz Jr referred to as over Boots within the ring they usually went backwards and forwards with DAZN’s Chris Mannix dealing with the change that bought the gang fired up and lasted longer than the precise combat.
Ortiz Jr downplayed the tremendous combat all week with the previous 147lb champ Boots Ennis, along with his focus squarely on Lubin, however this combat was the worst stored secret in boxing, for what must be subsequent for these elite fighters. And though it received’t be for a world title, it would undoubtedly be among the best fights in 2026.
And though Ortiz Jr. nonetheless doesn’t have a world title to his identify, he’s little doubt probably the most feared fighters within the sport and should see TV.
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