ARLINGTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 23: (L-R) Vergil Ortiz and Erickson Lubin nose to nose throughout a convention to advertise The 12-round struggle for the WBC Interim Tremendous Welterweight World Championship at Texas Stay! on September 23, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Picture by Omar Vega/Getty Photos)
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Erickson Lubin conflict in a high-stakes 154-pound showdown with WBC interim title implications and future alternatives on the road
- The Fort Price card options a number of compelling matchups together with undefeated prospects and skilled contenders throughout a number of weight courses
- Battle followers can entry your complete night of boxing motion by streaming platform with full card protection from Texas
Saturday’s bout between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Erickson Lubin is without doubt one of the highest-stakes, non-championship boxing matches of the yr. The winner of the struggle would be the WBC interim champion at 154 kilos, however extra importantly, he will even have a direct line to a matchup with Jaron “Boots” Ennis.
It occurs at Dickies Enviornment in Fort Price, Texas. This is the whole lot you’ll want to know.
Date, Time and Watch
- Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025
- Time: 8pm ET
- Venue: Dickies Enviornment, Fort Price, TX
- Broadcast: DAZN (subscription required)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 23: Vergil Ortiz Jr seems on throughout a press convention forward of his tremendous welterweight struggle in opposition to Erickson Lubin at Texas Stay! on September 23, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Picture by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Photos)
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Predominant Occasion: Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Erickson Lubin
The headliner pits Ortiz Jr., combating in his dwelling state of Texas, in opposition to the skilled Lubin in a junior middleweight conflict that carries important championship implications. The 154-pound division has grow to be the latest glamour weight class in boxing. Along with Ortiz Jr. and Ennis, world champion Sebastian Fundora, Keith Thurman and others are lingering with the prospect to make a critical splash over the following yr.
Experiences point out Ennis and his promoter Eddie Hearn will probably be current in Texas on Saturday night time. The plans are for Ennis to climb into the ring and to do a stareoff with the winner.
The hope–not less than from Hearn (Matchroom) and Oscar De La Hoya (Golden Boy) is that Ortiz takes care of enterprise to arrange a cash struggle with Ennis. Lubin might upset the apple cart with an upset.
Ortiz-Lubin Full Battle Card
The entire lineup options a number of intriguing matchups throughout a number of weight divisions:
- Vergil Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KO) vs. Erickson Lubin (27-2, 19 KOs) – Junior Middleweight
- Darius “DFG” Fulghum (14-1, 12 KOs) vs. David “Dynamite” Stevens (15-2, 10 KOs)
- Amari “The Reaper” Jones (14-0, 12 KOs) vs. Shady Gamhour
- Joshua “Rocket” Edwards (4-0, 4 KOs) vs. Zeno Vooris – heavyweight
- Eric Priest (16-0, 8 KOs) vs. Esneiker Correa (16-6-2, 14 KOs) – 8-round middleweight
- Robin Safar (18-0, 13 KOs) vs. Derick Miller Jr. (18-0, 10 KOs) – 10-round cruiserweight (undefeated vs. undefeated)
- Javier Meza (4-0, 2 KOs) vs. Joshua Garcia (3-4-1, 2 KOs) – 6-round tremendous light-weight
- Sam Castellanos (3-0, 2 KOs) – opponent TBA
- Figo Gonzalez (9-0-1, 4 KOs) vs. Oziel Aradillas (6-4, 4 KOs) – 6-round tremendous bantamweight
Ortiz-Lubin Take Heart Stage This Weekend
The Ortiz-Lubin struggle is the most important factor taking place in fight sports activities this weekend. The UFC has one other small card available, so there will probably be a great variety of eyes on the DAZN card. I’ll have a outcomes piece and breakdown on Saturday night time or early Sunday morning.
