Photos: Vergil Ortiz, Fredrick Lawson – Face To Face at Final Presser

With only days away from his highly anticipated debut in his new division, undefeated, knockout sensation Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas, hosted a final press conference today.

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He will participate in a 12-round super welterweight fight against Accra, Ghana’s Fredrick “General Okunka” Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs) who will also be debuting in the new division. The event is scheduled to take place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on January 6, and will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN beginning at 5:00 p.m. PT.

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As the co-main event, the U.K. ‘s Ohara “Two Tanks” Davies (25-2, 18 KOs) will make his Golden Boy debut in a fight against El Tigre, Venezuela’s Ismael Barroso (24-4-2, 22 KOs). The fight is a 12-round match for the WBA Super Lightweight Interim World Championship and is presented in association with TGB Promotions. 

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Also making a splash as a newly-signed Golden Boy fighter, El Monte’s Arnold Barbosa Jr. (28-0, 10 KOs) will participate in a 10-round super lightweight clash against Xolisani Ndongeni (31-3, 18 KOs) of Eastern Cape, South Africa. Opening the DAZN broadcast, undefeated NABF Welterweight title holder Raul “El Cugar” Curiel (13-0, 11 KOs) will participate in a 10-round fight against Elias Diaz (12-1, 7 KOs) of National City, California.

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On the preliminary card and opening the fight night, Emiliano Gandara of Dallas, Texas will make his professional debut against Timvonte Carson (1-2) of Columbia, South Carolina in a four-round super welterweight fight. 

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