Super welterweight is the place to be in boxing right now — and Vergil Ortiz Jr. is about to show why atop this weekend's ...

Texas boxing sensation Virgil Ortiz, Jr. will return to the ring this weekend in a 154 lb showdown with the always dangerous Erickson Lubin. His World Boxing Council (WBC) interim super welterweight ...

Vergil Ortiz Jr. returns home to Fort Worth to defend his undefeated record against Erickson Lubin in a high-stakes WBC Interim Super Welterweight Title showdown. The countdown is on for Vergil Ortiz ...

Of course Vergil Ortiz Jnr would like to be fighting for a title, but in building this reputation as boxing’s most avoided fighter, the 27-year-old Texan sees nothing wrong with moving on from the ...

Boxing has a habit of elevating bad behavior into box-office gold. We have Ryan Garcia, who ping-pongs between brilliance, breakdowns and conspiracy theories. Then there’s Tyson Fury, a heavyweight ...

Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Erickson Lubin are set to collide in November in a matchup that should deliver fireworks at super welterweight. While Ortiz is the headliner, Lubin is more accomplished and he’s ...

Boxing is one of the very few sports in which no lead is safe. Ask Big John Tate, or Meldrick Taylor, or Laurent Dauthuille. As long as there is time on the clock, the fighter getting his ass kicked ...

Vergil Ortiz Jr. tightened his grip as ESPN's No. 1-ranked junior middleweight with a two-round destruction of Erickson Lubin in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday night. Although Lubin was expected to ...

Vergil Ortiz’s performance Saturday was electric. Ortiz mowed down former title challenger Erickson Lubin, stopping Lubin on his feet in the second round. Ortiz has been on a run at 154 pounds, ...

Vergil Ortiz Jr. showed he is more than ready to face Jaron “Boots” Ennis. He also sent a message to him at the expense of Erickson Lubin. With Ennis sitting ringside, Ortiz stopped Lubin in the ...

At 27 years old and with 23 professional fights on his resume, it's fair to ask if Vergil Ortiz still qualifies as a prospect. On Saturday, Ortiz will attempt to move further from prospect and closer ...