Vergil Ortiz comes home Vergil Ortiz is one of Golden Boy Promotions best prospects. The welterweight prospect, who now is a contender, moved up to 147 lbs in his last bout stopping Mauricio Herrera before this past Saturday’s bout in his hometown of Grand Prairie, Texas, in which he stopped

Welterweight Vergil Ortiz Jr scored a sixth-round KO over Antonio Orozco on Saturday night at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas. The fight was close, Ortiz was the aggressor early, but Orozco, known for good pressure began to push back Ortiz. In the sixth round, Orozco was dealt heavy

Vergil Ortiz Jr. was once an unassuming prospect fighting in the first or second bout of the evening on Golden Boy Promotion cards. I first saw him the day before Canelo fought Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on an undercard bout that Yuriorkis Gamboa get stopped by Robinson Castellanos in the

Ryan Garcia fought in front of a packed house at the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino in Indio, Ca, as he defeated Jose Lopez in a 12-round main event which was shown on DAZN. This was Garcia’s second fight Eddy Reynoso, Canelo’s longtime trainer, and one thing was clear, Garcia

WBC super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez defended his title in his home turf of the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA as he fended off Antonio Orozco in an entertaining affair. In the first round, the two came to entertain as they both exchanged punches with a left hook

WBC Super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez of Avenal, Ca, will make his first defense of his world title in the house he essentially built (in terms of boxing attendance), The Save Mart Center, as he will face undefeated Antonio Orozco on Friday, September 14th on ESPN. Ramirez was supposed

Super lightweight Antonio Orozco is crossing promotional lines as the Golden Boy Promotions fighter will be fighting Top Rank Inc. WBC super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez, in Ramirez’s hometown region of Fresno, CA. With the some of the fans (at least locally) cheering for Ramirez, Orozco is undaunted as

On September 14th, local central valley hero and WBC super lightweight champion Jose Ramirez of Avenal, CA will make his first title defense against Antonio Orozco in 12-round world title fight from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA. Ramirez, a fighter with strong ties to the community in Fresno,

Jose Ramirez will finally get to defend his WBC super lightweight title in Fresno, CA as his first title defense will take place on September 14th against Antonio “Relentless” Orozco at the Save Mart Center. Ramirez hoped to defend his title on July 7th at the same venue, but his

My parents are proudly Mexicans, I proudly carry their blood. I’m first generation, I am a USA Olympian, I’m a World Champion, but most important I’m pro immigrant and Proud. This fight was dedicated to all the hard working immigrants who deserve peace and opportunity to chase the American dream.