Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. On Saturday night in Las Vegas, Vergil Ortiz Jr. shook off two knockdowns to eke out a majority decision win over Serhii ...

The talented American boxer Vergil Ortiz Jr. will return to the ring on February 22, 2025, in a major event taking place in Saudi Arabia. Ortiz will face Uzbek fighter Israil Madrimov for the ...

WBC, WBA flyweight world champion Marlen Esparza (12-1, 1 KOs) of Houston, TX, is set to defend her world titles for the first time against her mandatory, former WBA interim-flyweight world ...

Xander Zayas says he wants to fight WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. if he wins his title defense ...

On a Saturday night with a UFC event devoid of star power on ESPN+ and Vergil Ortiz Jr. winning the interim WBC super welterweight title in a slugfest on DAZN, a scintillating 10th-round KO from ...

Vergil Ortiz Jr. says he expects his fight against Israil Madrimov to be a "chess match" next month when they battle in a ...

As the co-main event, the U.K. 's Ohara “Two Tanks” Davies (25-2, 18 KOs) will fight against El Tigre, Venezuela’s Ismael Barroso (24-4-2, 22 KOs) in a WBA Super Lightweight Interim World ...

A blockbuster tournament featuring Sebastian Fundora, Serhii Bohachuk, Bakhram Murtazaliev and the winner of Vergil Ortiz Jr ...

In 2024, boxing was defined by a single round: Round 8 of Vergil Ortiz vs. Serhii Bohachuk. It captured the essence of the sport — resilience, power and heart — leaving fans breathless and ...

Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0) enjoys a step up in opposition, facing off against tough super-welterweight puncher Serhii Bohachuk (24-1). With Bohachuck putting his WBC 'interim' status on the line ...

In 2024, boxing was defined by a single round: Round 8 of Vergil Ortiz vs. Serhii Bohachuk. It captured the essence of the sport — resilience, power and heart — leaving fans breathless and pundits ...