7/8 DAZN: Eimantas Stanionis vs Vergil Ortiz Jr Is off..Floyd Schofield is the new main event
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Recca Gatsby
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Golden Boy has 2 fights that are at least top 5 fights of this year...both of them wars and brutal as fukk...this should be the hat trick
King P
Legends Never Die
One Punch Man just went through appendectomy surgery, so I don't think he'll be 100% either
I almost forgot that Ortiz and Hooker fought
shyt, I forgot all about hooker injuring his hand leading to the ko lol
Hooker was one of those fighters who managed to be entertaining despite being limited. Could imagine him putting up a classic undercard fight against the likes of Jesus Soto Karass or Josesito Lopez. Stage it at the StubHub and you can't miss lol.
shyt, I forgot all about hooker injuring his hand leading to the ko lol
Hooker was one of those fighters who managed to be entertaining despite being limited. Could imagine him putting up a classic undercard fight against the likes of Jesus Soto Karass or Josesito Lopez. Stage it at the StubHub and you can't miss lol.
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but hooker has kind of lost his way right now...like really bad
Stanionis, Ortiz Agree Their Rescheduled Fight Leaves 'All Eyes' On 147 Throughout July
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BY JAKE DONOVAN
Published Thu Jul 06, 2023, 10:30 AM EDT
SAN ANTONIO – The silver lining to the ten-week delay for one of the year’s most anticipated fights is that it now helps create an unofficial welterweight season.
The five top welterweights in the world will all be in action this July, anchored by the Errol Spence-Terence Crawford undisputed championship later this month in Las Vegas. The rescheduled Eimantas Stanionis-Vergil Ortiz clash for Stanionis’ WBA ‘Regular’ title airs this Saturday on DAZN from AT&T Center, three weeks before the aforementioned pound-for-pound showdown and which raises the stakes for this weekend’s battle of unbeaten welterweights.
“I believe all eyes are on the welterweight division, more now than if we just fought on our own a few months ago,” Ortiz told BoxingScene.com. “There are several important fights going on in the welterweight division. We’re going to be in the spotlight.”
He and his opponent are in agreement with that line of thinking and the nature of their fight this Saturday on DAZN from AT&T Center, home of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.
“I love to fight but maybe this is why we had to wait,” Stanionis theorized to Boxing Scene. “When we were supposed to fight, [Spence-Crawford] wasn’t done yet. Now that Vergil and I are ready, so are Spence and Crawford. Maybe it was all for a reason.”
This weekend will also see unbeaten Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (30-0, 27KOs; 1ND) in action. The top-rated boxer from Philadelphia will defend his interim IBF title versus Venezuela’s Roiman Villa, the only fighter among this group who does not appear in the top five of any independent boxing rankings.
Stanionis-Ortiz has been on everyone’s radar from the moment Ortiz knocked out Michael McKinson last August to become the mandatory challenger.
An inability between their teams to reach a deal forced a purse bid hearing last December. Separate medical issues for both fighters—emergency appendectomy for Stanionis (14-0, 9KOs; 1ND) and a return bout with rhabdomyolysis for Ortiz (19-0, 19KOs)—resulted in two postponements that pushed the fight from its own springtime weekend to the middle of a healthy summertime schedule.
In a perfect world, the winner of Stanionis-Ortiz would next challenge for the undisputed welterweight championship. Few believe that scenario—or one which has the Ennis-Villa winner advancing to the front of the line—will come into play. Rather, this weekend’s winner in San Antonio will likely gain near-universal recognition as the top welterweight in the world not named Errol Spence or Terence Crawford.
They also get to send a hell of a message to both participants of the July 29 superfight—and even to Ennis and Villa as they compete this Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
“I believe so,” Ortiz said of that assessment. “I don’t there’s really any argument.”
Stanionis is generally rated just below Ortiz and Ennis, with all three ranked below Spence and Crawford who’ve long served as the division’s top fighters. Everyone now has the chance to make their own statement all in a span of three weeks.
“My focus is on Vergil Ortiz, of course,” noted Stanionis, who attempts the first defense of the secondary WBA title he earned in a twelve-round win over Radzhab Butaev last April 16 in Arlington, Texas. “But I would love to face any of those guys (Spence, Crawford, Ennis). I just want to fight. It’s the only way to prove you’re the best.
“Now, we get to fight at the same time. It will be easier that way to tell who’s the best.”
This fight is cursed bro...ortiz needs to retire
Eimantas Stanionis-Vergil Ortiz Postponed Once Again; Floyd Schofield Jr. Moves To DAZN Main Event
BY JAKE DONOVAN
Published Thu Jul 06, 2023, 12:25 PM EDT
Yet another delay has been met with the Eimaintas Stanionis-Vergil Ortiz welterweight clash.
BoxingScene.com has learned that the WBA ‘Regular’ welterweight title fight will no longer move forward. The battle of unbeaten contenders was due to headline a DAZN show this Saturday from AT&T Center in San Antonio, but is once again postponed after Ortiz was hospitalized overnight for undisclosed reasons as this goes to publication.
Boxing Scene has confirmed that the rest of the show will move forward. Unbeaten lightweight prospect Floyd Schofield Jr. (14-0, 11KOs)—who hails from nearby Austin—will now headline the show versus Haskell Lydell Rhodes (28-4-1, 13KOs).
"Nothing is more important than the safety of our fighters, and we of course support Vergil's decision 100 percent," Golden Boy said in a statement. "This unfortunate event does however open the door for one of Golden Boy's top prospects, Floyd Schofield, to accelerate his profile by headlining in his home state of Texas. We will, as always, put on a high-action card from top to bottom on July 8 and look forward to showcasing all of our fighters both in San Antonio and on DAZN."
The latest setback marks at least the third postponement for Stanionis-Ortiz and second confirmed fight date. The secondary WBA welterweight title fight was briefly paused after Lithuania’s Stanionis (14-0, 9KOs) was forced to undergo an emergency appendectomy in January, which pushed their ordered fight to April 29 in Arlington, Texas, near Ortiz’s hometown in Grand Prairie.
Ortiz (19-0, 19KOs) was then forced to postpone that date after a repeat episode of rhabdomyolysis in late March. The condition caused his second fight date postponement in just more than a year. HE was also forced to push back his clash versus England’s Michael McKinson by more than four months to August 6 in Fort Worth, Texas after he was hospitalized just ahead of fight week for their planned bout last March 19 in Los Angeles.
It remains unclear if the same condition caused Ortiz’s recent trip to the hospital. It is not yet known if Stanionis—who has not fought since his title win over Radzhab Butaev last April 16 in Arlington—will remain on the show.
stanionis needs to abandon this fight before inactivity sneaks up on him
Ortiz’s definitely not healthy
might wanna take some years off since he’s still young
might wanna take some years off since he’s still young