Vergil Ortiz Jr. took out Erickson Lubin in round two of a 12-round WBC Interim Super Welterweight bout at Dickie Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
After a feeling-out first round, Ortiz pinned Lubin on the ropes and landed six short shots which was highlighted by a right around the gloves to the head and a left hook to the jaw that completely froze Lubin on the ropes and the fight was stopped before Lubin could get seriously hurt at 1:30.
Ortiz, 153.8 lbs of Grand Prairie, TX is 24-0 with 22 knockouts. Lubin, 154 lbs of Kissimmee, FL is 27-3,
After the fight, Ortiz and Jaron “Boots” Ennis confronted each other and stared down which will hopefully set up a huge fight between the two that will take place in the first quarter of 2026.
“There wasn’t much to evaluate — I just capitalized on his mistakes. I took as much information as I could and used it. The adjustments I made in the second round were to just be cautious. I’m patient,” said Vergil Ortiz Jr.
“I feel people think I’m just a come-forward fighter. Yeah, I’m a come-forward fighter — I love the fight. That’s why I’m in boxing. But you have to be smart too, and I can be smart when I want. I kind of felt I would dominate Lubin, but I just had to believe in myself, and that’s what I did. There were so many people saying I was going to get gassed or that he was going to knock me out. Look, he’s a great fighter, but there are levels to this.”
“This win motivated me a lot. We’re ready for the best — we’re going to fight the best. Boots, come over here!”
Fulghum and Stevens Fight to Draw
Darius Fulghum and David Stevens fought to a 10-round majority draw in a super middleweight bout.
Scores were 96-94 for Fulghum and 95-95 twice.
Fulghum landed 99 of 359 punches. Stevens was 97 of 414.
Fulghum, 167.8 lbs of Houston is 14-1-1. Stevens, 168 lbs of Reading, PA is 15-2-1.
Safar Decisions Miller
In a battle of undefeated cruiserweight, Robin Safar won a 10-round unanimous decision over Derrick Miller Jr.
At the very end of round two, Safar tried to headbutt Miller and he was deducted a point.
Safar, 199.8 lbs of Las Vegas won by scores of 99-90 twice and 98-81 and is now 19-0. Miller, 197.6 lbs of Monroe, MI is 18-1
Eric Priest and Esneiker Correa battled to a eight-round draw in a middleweight bout.
Priest won a card 79-73; Correa took a card 77-75 and a third card was even at 76-76.
Priest, 160.2 lbs of Los Angeles is 16-0-1. Correa, 159.6 lbs of Miami us 16-6-3.
Javier Meza won a six-round unanimous decision over Joshua Briones in a welterweight bout.
Meza, 142 lbs of Amarillo, TX won by scores of 59-55 and 58-56 twice and is now 5-0. Briones, 141.2 lbs of El Paso, TX is 3-5-1.
Sam Castellanos stopped Ricardo Elizalde in round two of their four-round super welterweight clash.
Castellanos scored a knockdown in round two and the bout was stopped at 1:55 when the corner of Elialde stopped the bout,
Castellanos, 152,2 lbs of Gilroy, CA is 4-0 with tree knockouts, Elizalde, 153 lbs of Tulsa, OK is 0-2.
