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Vergil Ortiz Jr. Full of Confidence at Final Press Conference Ahead of Fredrick Lawson Clash
Vergil Ortiz Jr. Full of Confidence at Final Press Conference Ahead of Fredrick Lawson Clash
On Saturday, January 6, Vergil Ortiz Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) will take on Ghana’s Fredrick “General Okunka” Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs) at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The event will be broadcast worldwide on Dazn. Both fighters have met at the final press conference, and here is what they had to say:
Vergil Ortiz Jr. Full of Confidence Ahead of Lawson Bout
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Ortiz Jr. Speaks on Fredrick Lawson Fight
“I just want to give a quick shout-out to everyone who’s believed in me up until this point. First and foremost, my dad, my team, Coach Robert, Coach Hector, and everyone on Golden Boy.”
Ortiz Jr. then made it clear he was full of confidence and ready for the fight: “I put my heart into this sport. But now we’re here. We weigh in tomorrow. If you had any doubts on getting any tickets erase them right now because this fight is happening for sure. And I’m ready. This is honestly the best I’ve ever felt.”
Hear Dan Rafael and T.J. Rives previewing Ortiz-Lawson off the newest “Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast” by clicking play below,
Lawson Looking Forward to Facing Ortiz
“First and foremost I would like to thank God. Thank you Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN who made this possible for us. We had a very good training camp leading up to this event.” Lawson added: “We’re prepared. We’ve seen a few scripts going around saying how this fight should go. We have a plan that will surprise everyone. We can’t wait for Saturday.”
Oscar De La Hoya Confident for 2024
“Since January 1, I have been saying to everyone that the future starts today. Starting with Vergil, Barboza and Davies on Saturday night, this is the year that a huge number of Golden Boy fighters are primed to fight for world championships. It’s the most exciting I’ve been for a year of boxing in some time.”
Ortiz Jr vs. Lawson Full 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
- Johnny Canas vs. TBA, 4 rounds, super lightweight
- Emiliano Gandara vs. Isaac Matamoros, 4 rounds, super welterweight
Check out when Ortiz Jr. spoke to Dan Rafael:
