November 8 in Fort Worth: Vergil Ortiz Jr. Take Erickson Lubin for WBC interim title

He is now official that Vergil Ortiz Jr. He will defend his temporary Half Weight title against Erickson Lubin on November 8 at the main event of the 12 rounds of November 8 at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Ortiz Jr. vs. Lubin will be lived live in Dazn, from 19:00 et.

Ortiz Jr. vs. Lubin: Fight title

The 10-classified WBC contestant (27-2, 19 kos) has won a shot in the provisional title of Ortiz JR, winning his last three fights to return from a loss of stoppage of the ninth round on April 9, 2022, in Sebastian ‘Towering Inferno’ Fundora. Lubin could have fought the champion of the IBF Junior Middleweight Bakhram Murtazaliev for his title, as the sanctioning body had ordered the fight.

Ortiz Jr. He had had a hard road in his last two fights, defeating Serhii Bohachuk for a 12 -round majority decision last year on August 10, 2024, to win the 154 Free WBC title. The scores were 113-113, 114-112 and 114-112. Vergil Jr. went down twice in this struggle. In Ortiz JR’s latest bout, he won the former Midimov WBA Junior WBA champion Madrimov for a 12 -round unanimous decision on February 22 in Riyadh. The scores were 115-113, 115-113 and 117-111.

The preparation of Vergil JR

“We want to put it against a monster. It’s ready for everyone.” This reflects the confidence in the preparation of Ortiz to face a skilled fighter like Lubin, who looks as a contestant of the first five places at 154 pounds, “said Oscar de la Hoya by Golden Boy Promotions, talking about Vergil Ortiz Jr.

#1 IBF, #3 Wbo and #10 Lubin, 29, come into this struggle with the recent wins on these three fighters:

– Holmes Arrels Jr.
– Jesús Ramos Jr.
– Luis Arias

Holmes Jr. and Ramos Jr. They were undefeated when Lubin fought.

“I am always happy to be part of the fights that fans want to see,” said Vergil Ortiz. “See you guys on November 8!”

Ortiz Jr. He had tried to set a fight with the half -weight Wbo champion Mid Xander Zayas before that. No interest was shown on the part of the new champion.

Erickson Lubin is looking for redemption

“I think the fans are in taste. This is the time I have been waiting for. This struggle is about redemption. I return for everything,” said Erickson Lubin.

This will be Lubin’s third attempt to win a world title during his 12 -year career, which began in 2013. Erickson was 22 years old when he was eliminated in the first round in a loss to former WBC Junior Middleweight champion, Jermell Charlo, on October 14, 2017.

“Vergil Ortiz Jr. is the most fitting fighter of boxing, the period. The big names speak hard until the name of Vergil appears, and suddenly the phone in silence. I congratulate Erickson Lubin; he has the inconvenience that the fighters do not have today.