By: Sean Crose
The 19-0 Vergil Ortiz was again within the ring after a near 12 months and a half absence Saturday night time in Vegas, as he battled the 30-3 Fredrick Lawson in a junior middleweight contest scheduled for twelve. The struggle was the primary occasion of a Golden Boy Card which was broadcast stay on the DAZN streaming service.
The majority of the primary was basically a sense out interval for every man, although each fighters threw highly effective jams. Ortiz was capable of damage his man in the direction of the top of the spherical, nevertheless. With Lawson on the ropes it was clear Ortiz was throwing to finish the night time early – although the night time ended sooner than even perhaps Ortiz anticipated.
For referee Tony Weeks all of the sudden stopped the affair. While it was clear Lawson was rattled and absorbing punishment on the ropes, the abrupt finality of the stoppage was stunning. Still, Weeks, a properly revered veteran referee, claimed he noticed Lawson’s eyes roll again whereas Ortiz was unloading his energy photographs.
“I wish I could have kept going,” Ortiz stated within the put up struggle interview. “I need the rounds, but hey…”
When requested who he wish to struggle subsequent, Ortiz talked about an opponent who would definitely make for an attention-grabbing matchup. “Tim Tzyu,” he stated, “with all respect, I would love to fight you. I think you’re a hell of a fighter, so let’s make it happen.”
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya stated that “Ortiz will even go to Australia to fight Tim Tszyu.”
“Let’s do it,” Ortiz added
Interestingly sufficient, the co-main occasion of Saturday’s card featured one other first spherical stoppage, as veteran Ismael Barroso stunned fairly a number of folks by dropping Ohara Davis twice earlier than the bout was halted.
