Six years into his professional boxing career, Vergil Ortiz Jr. has fought 19 times with 19 wins and no losses. As of June 2023, Ortiz Jr.'s boxing record stands at 19-0 (19 KO wins).
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Vergil Ortiz Jr. is an American professional boxer. He was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S. on March 25, 1998. Ortiz Jr. made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18, on July 30, 2016. He is yet to win a major world title. Ortiz Jr. is 25 years old, he will turn 26 in nine months and 15 days.
Total Fights | 19 |
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Wins | 19 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 19 |
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Total Title Wins | 0 |
Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
Losses via KO | 0 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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20 | Jul 8, 2023 | 25 | Eimantas Stanionis | NA * | NA |
19 | Aug 6, 2022 | 24 | Michael McKinson | Win | TKO9 |
18 | Aug 14, 2021 | 23 | Egidijus Kavaliauskas | Win | TKO8 |
17 | Mar 20, 2021 | 22 | Maurice Hooker | Win | TKO7 |
16 | Jul 24, 2020 | 22 | Samuel Vargas | Win | TKO7 |
15 | Dec 13, 2019 | 21 | Brad Solomon | Win | KO5 |
14 | Aug 10, 2019 | 21 | Antonio Orozco | Win | KO6 |
13 | May 4, 2019 | 21 | Mauricio Herrera | Win | KO3 |
12 | Jan 26, 2019 | 20 | Jesus A Valdez Barrayan | Win | RTD5 |
11 | Sep 15, 2018 | 20 | Roberto Ortiz | Win | TKO2 |
10 | Jun 23, 2018 | 20 | Juan Carlos Salgado | Win | KO3 |
9 | Feb 22, 2018 | 19 | Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez | Win | TKO3 |
8 | Nov 16, 2017 | 19 | Evandro Cavalheiro | Win | TKO1 |
7 | Sep 16, 2017 | 19 | Cesar Valenzuela | Win | TKO2 |
6 | Jun 17, 2017 | 19 | Ricardo Alan Fernandez | Win | TKO1 |
5 | May 5, 2017 | 19 | Angel Sarinana | Win | TKO3 |
4 | Jan 28, 2017 | 18 | Israel Villela | Win | KO1 |
3 | Dec 16, 2016 | 18 | Nestor Garcia | Win | KO1 |
2 | Sep 17, 2016 | 18 | Ernesto Hernandez | Win | KO1 |
1 | Jul 30, 2016 | 18 | Julio Rodas | Win | KO1 |
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is 178 cm tall (5' 10.08") with a reach of 180 cm (5' 10.87"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 2 cm (0.79").
Ortiz Jr. has a 100% KO rate. Of his total 19 KO wins, 12 were in the early rounds, six in the mid rounds, and one in the later rounds. He has six first-round KO wins.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. made his professional boxing debut against Julio Rodas at the age of 18 on July 30, 2016, defeating Rodas via 1st round KO.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is scheduled for his first world title fight on July 8, 2023 at the age of 25, after 19 professional fights, against Eimantas Stanionis with the WBA (Regular) title on the line. The fight ended in a na.
Some of Ortiz Jr.'s best fights and notable victories include wins over Maurice Hooker, Michael McKinson, Samuel Vargas, Antonio Orozco, Egidijus Kavaliauskas, Brad Solomon, and Juan Carlos Salgado.
Ortiz Jr. has never lost a fight in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against British boxer Michael McKinson on August 6, 2022. Ortiz Jr. won the fight via 9th round TKO. It's been 10 months and 4 days since this fight.
Ortiz Jr. has fought a total of 19 times till today. These four fights are the highlight of his career.
July 24, 2020: Vergil Ortiz Jr. puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Samuel Vargas via 7th round TKO.
March 20, 2021: Vergil Ortiz Jr. beats Maurice Hooker via 7th round TKO.
August 6, 2022: Vergil Ortiz Jr. beats Michael McKinson via 9th round TKO.
July 8, 2023: Vergil Ortiz Jr. is scheduled to fight Eimantas Stanionis in his first world-title fight.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Ortiz Jr.'s boxing career; all the way from his debut, to his latest win against Michael McKinson.
In his next fight, Vergil Ortiz Jr. will face 28-year old undefeated Lithuanian boxer Eimantas Stanionis (14-0, 9 KO) on July 8, 2023 at the AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, US. He challenges Stanionis' welterweight WBA (Regular) title.
On August 6, 2022, a 24-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (18-0, 18 KO) fought an undefeated British boxer Michael McKinson, who was 28 years old with a record of 22-0. McKinson was on a 22-fight win streak with 2 KO wins. Ortiz Jr. was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Ortiz Jr. defeated McKinson via 9th round TKO. He handed McKinson the first loss of his career, and put an end to McKinson's 22-fight win streak. Ortiz Jr. is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with 19 back-to-back KO wins.
On August 14, 2021, a 23-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (17-0, 17 KO) fought Lithuanian boxer Egidijus Kavaliauskas, who was 33 years old with a record of 22-1-1. Kavaliauskas was on a one-fight win streak with 18 KO wins. Ortiz Jr. was the taller of the two by 3 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Kavaliauskas had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Ortiz Jr. defeated Kavaliauskas via 8th round TKO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with 18 back-to-back KO wins.
On March 20, 2021, a 22-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (16-0, 16 KO) fought fellow American boxer Maurice Hooker, who was 31 years old with a record of 27-1-3. Hooker was on a one-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 23 cm reach advantage over Ortiz Jr. Coming into this fight, Hooker had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Ortiz Jr. defeated Hooker via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with 17 back-to-back KO wins.
On July 24, 2020, a 22-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (15-0, 15 KO) fought Colombian boxer Samuel Vargas, who was 31 years old with a record of 31-5-2. Vargas was on a one-fight win streak with 14 KO wins. Ortiz Jr. was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Vargas had a 3 cm reach advantage over Ortiz Jr. Coming into this fight, Vargas had five losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Ortiz Jr. defeated Vargas via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with 16 back-to-back KO wins.
On December 13, 2019, a 21-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (14-0, 14 KO) fought Brad Solomon in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Solomon via 5th round KO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with 15 back-to-back KO wins.
On August 10, 2019, a 21-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (13-0, 13 KO) fought Mexican boxer Antonio Orozco, who was 31 years old with a record of 28-1. Orozco was on a one-fight win streak with 17 KO wins. Ortiz Jr. was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Orozco had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Ortiz Jr. defeated Orozco via 6th round KO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with 14 back-to-back KO wins.
On May 4, 2019, a 21-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (12-0, 12 KO) fought fellow American boxer Mauricio Herrera, who was 38 years old with a record of 24-8. Herrera was on a one-fight losing streak. Ortiz Jr. was the taller of the two by 7 cms but Herrera had a 2 cm reach advantage over Ortiz Jr. Coming into this fight, Herrera had eight losses, but had never been stopped.
Ortiz Jr. defeated Herrera via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with 13 back-to-back KO wins.
On January 26, 2019, a 20-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (11-0, 11 KO) fought Jesus A Valdez Barrayan in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Barrayan via 5th round RTD. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with 12 back-to-back KO wins.
On September 15, 2018, a 20-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (10-0, 10 KO) fought Roberto Ortiz in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Ortiz via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with 11 back-to-back KO wins.
On June 23, 2018, a 20-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (9-0, 9 KO) fought Mexican boxer Juan Carlos Salgado, who was 33 years old with a record of 27-8-1. Salgado was on a one-fight losing streak. Ortiz Jr. was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Salgado had eight losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Ortiz Jr. defeated Salgado via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
On February 22, 2018, a 19-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (8-0, 8 KO) fought Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Rodriguez via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On November 16, 2017, a 19-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (7-0, 7 KO) fought Evandro Cavalheiro in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Cavalheiro via 1st round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On September 16, 2017, a 19-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (6-0, 6 KO) fought Cesar Valenzuela in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Valenzuela via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On June 17, 2017, a 19-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (5-0, 5 KO) fought Ricardo Alan Fernandez in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Fernandez via 1st round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On May 5, 2017, a 19-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (4-0, 4 KO) fought Angel Sarinana in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Sarinana via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On January 28, 2017, an 18-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (3-0, 3 KO) fought Israel Villela in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Villela via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On December 16, 2016, an 18-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (2-0, 2 KO) fought Nestor Garcia in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Garcia via 1st round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On September 17, 2016, an 18-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. (1-0, 1 KO) fought Ernesto Hernandez in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Hernandez via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On July 30, 2016, an 18-year old Vergil Ortiz Jr. successfully debuted against Julio Rodas. He defeated Rodas via 1st round KO.
Ortiz Jr. has knocked out 19 of his 19 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 100%. Of his total 19 wins, 19 of them have been via KO (100%).