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Vergil Ortiz moved closer to a world title shot as he kept up his one hundred percent knockout ratio on Saturday night.

Maurice Hooker and Blair Cobbs both need a win on Saturday, and their styles and personalities make for a possible thriller.

Photographer Stacey Snyder, formerly Stacey Verbeek, sadly passed away last week after being a part of the boxing family for years.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (Feb. 2, 2021): The highly anticipated welterweight showdown between rising knockout artist Vergil Ortiz Jr. (16-0, 16 KOs) and former world champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (27-1-3, 19 KOs) will take place at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The event, which is stacked from top to bottom with competitive undercard bouts, will take place Saturday, March 20 and will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN worldwide, including the U.S., Mexico and Russia “It’s rare th...

DALLAS, TEXAS (Jan. 27, 2021): A hometown battle between two Dallas, Texas natives will take place on March 20 as Vergil Ortiz Jr. (16-0, 16 KOs) and former world champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (27-1-3, 19 KOs) clash in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBO International Welterweight Title. The bout will headline a card that includes the Unites States debut of heavyweight monster Arslanbek “Lion” Makhmudov and a world title clash between Anabel “Avispa” Ortiz and Seniesa “Super...