It’s Vergil Ortiz Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) vs. Fredrick Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs) fight week, and all eyes will be on Ortiz. Golden Boy Promotions is hoping that he makes it through Friday’s weigh-in, as twice last year, Ortiz did not, forcing the Promotion company to make some hard decisions at the last minute.
Ortiz Jr. was on his way to a welterweight title fight last year before running into medical issues, forcing him to move up to junior middleweight. It’s plagued Ortiz throughout his career, as every time he was ready for a title shot, his body would say otherwise, and he would move up in weight. Even junior middleweight might be too low for Ortiz, whose body continues to grow. His trainer, Robert Garcia, told ProBoxTV that an eventual move to middleweight was potentially in Ortiz’s future.
On Saturday night, Ortiz will remind fight fans of what he can do when healthy. He is a solid contender who will be able to compete against the top five competitors in the junior middleweight division. It will start with Ortiz’s vicious body attack and end with a straight right hand to Lawson’s head. The best chance Lawson has is to try to catch Ortiz Jr. with something during an exchange, but it’s hard to see Ortiz being affected by anything Lawson has to offer.
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VERGIL ORTIZ JR. VS. FREDRICK LAWSON PREDICTION
This fight isn’t going to last long, and it will serve the purpose of Ortiz getting some rounds in at a new weight class. Look for Ortiz’s power and pressure to be too much for Lawson and eventually stop him in the fifth round.
VERGIL ORTIZ JR. VS. FREDRICK LAWSON BETTING ODDS
Per BetOnline.ag, Vergil Ortiz Jr. is the favorite at -5000 (Over 5 ½ rounds +110), and Fredrick Lawson is the underdog at +1600 (Under 5 ½ rounds -140).
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: TKO/KO -800; Decision +400
Draw: +2200
Fredrick Lawson: TKO/KO +2000; Decision +4000
Round Group Betting
Frederick Lawson by KO/TKO/DQ in
Round 1 to 3 +6600
Frederick Lawson by KO/TKO/DQ in
Round 4 to 6 +6600
Frederick Lawson by KO/TKO/DQ in
Round 7 to 9 +6600
Frederick Lawson by KO/TKO/DQ in
Round 10 to 12 +6600
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Vergil Ortiz Jr by KO/TKO/DQ in
Round 1 to 3 +200
Vergil Ortiz Jr by KO/TKO/DQ in
Round 4 to 6 +125
Vergil Ortiz Jr by KO/TKO/DQ in
Round 7 to 9 +300
Vergil Ortiz Jr by KO/TKO/DQ in
Round 10 to 12 +900
VERGIL ORTIZ JR. VS. FREDRICK LAWSON DATE, START TIME
- Date: Saturday, January 6
- Start time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, @VergilOrtiz 😮💨@GoldenBoyBoxing | #OrtizLawson | Jan 6 pic.twitter.com/EZHmJDpIyM
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WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM VERGIL ORTIZ JR. VS. FREDRICK LAWSON?
- U.S.: DAZN
- UK: DAZN
VERGIL ORTIZ JR. VS. FREDRICK LAWSON FIGHT CARD
- Vergil Ortiz Jr vs. Fredrick Lawson, 12 rounds, junior middleweight
- Ohara Davies vs. Ismael Barroso, 12 rounds, super lightweight – interim WBA super lightweight title
- Arnold Barboza Jr vs. Xolisani Ndongeni, 10 rounds, super lightweight
- Raul Curiel vs. Elias Diaz, 10 rounds, welterweight – Curiel’s NABF welterweight title
- Jonathan Canas vs. TBA, 4 rounds, super lightweight
- Emiliano Gandara vs. Isaac Matamoros, 4 rounds, super welterweight
