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HE'S BACK! VERGIL ORTIZ JR. KICKS OF 2024 WITH FIRST ROUND TKO OF FREDRICK LAWSON AND KEEPS HIS 100 PERCENT KNOCKOUT RATIO

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GOLDEN BOY BRINGS FANS A NIGHT OF KNOCKOUTS FROM START TO FINISH ON DAZN LIVE FROM THE THEATER AT VIRGIN HOTELS LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (January 6, 2024): The still, undefeated knockout machine Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas made his long-awaited return in his new super welterweight division with a first-round TKO of Accra, Ghana's Fredrick "General Okunka" Lawson (30-4, 22 KOs). Stopped at 2:33 by the referee, Ortiz Jr. made a statement as the new danger of the division with his 100-percent knockout ratio intact. The event took place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and was broadcast worldwide on DAZN.

“I’m ready for anyone. It felt like I’m back to doing what I usually do,” said Vergil Ortiz Jr. “This is my calling; this is what I was made to do and I want to continue doing this. There’s a lot of fighters that I want to fight, but Tim Tszyu, with all due respect, I want him next. He’s a hell of a fighter and it would be an honor to take him next.”

As the co-main event, El Tigre, Venezuela’s Ismael Barroso (25-4-2, 23 KOs) proved he still has much to give by winning with a first-round TKO of the U.K. 's Ohara “Two Tanks” Davies (25-3, 18 KOs) at 1:33. Barroso took home the WBA Super Lightweight Interim World Championship which was presented in association with TGB Promotions.

“When I started boxing, they told me that I have a lot of power, and with God on my side I have that power.” said Ismael Barroso. “When I threw the first punch, I knew I had hurt him, I knew that I had him. The public has been calling for the fight with Romero, and I just want to say, I’m right here!”

Also making a splash as a newly signed Golden Boy fighter, El Monte’s Arnold Barbosa Jr. (29-0, 11 KOs) showed off his skills in an eight-round TKO of Xolisani Ndongeni (31-4, 18 KOs) of Eastern Cape, South Africa. Scheduled for 10-rounds, Ndongeni’s team waived the white towel while at the stool at the conclusion of the eighth round. Opening the DAZN broadcast, undefeated NABF Welterweight title holder Raul “El Cugar” Curiel (14-0, 12 KOs) defeated Elias Diaz (12-2, 7 KOs) of National City, California via TKO at 1:06 in the eighth-round. The fight was scheduled for 10-rounds.

On the preliminary card and opening the fight night, Emiliano Gandara (1-0, 1 KO) of of Dallas, Texas made his professional debut against Timvonte Carson (1-3) of Columbia, South Carolina in a fight scheduled for four-rounds of super welterweight action. The fight only made it to 2:11 in the first round, Gandara knocking out his foe.
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Ortiz Jr. vs. Lawson was a 12-round fight presented by Golden Boy Promotions. The fight will take place on Saturday, January 6 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and will be streamed live worldwide on DAZN. Davies vs. Barroso was a 12-round fight for the WBA Super Lightweight Interim World Championship presented by Golden Boy in association with TGB Promotions.

For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com and DAZN.com. Follow on Twitter @GoldenBoyBoxing and @DAZNBoxing. Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoy and https://www.facebook.com/DAZN. Follow on Instagram @GoldenBoy and @DAZNBoxing. Follow the conversation using #OrtizLawson




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