Vergil Ortiz Jr. Eyes Lara At 160, Bypasses Zayas

Vergil Ortiz Jr. Eyes Lara At 160, Bypasses Zayas

Vergil Ortiz Jr. is interested in moving up to 160 to challenge Erislandy Lara for his WBA middleweight title next rather than defend his WBC interim 154-lb belt against Xander Zayas on February 22nd. Boxing insider Fernando Sabatini reports that Vergil Jr’s team doesn’t prefer…
Liam Smith targeting February return to action

Liam Smith targeting February return to action

Former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith will have to wait a little bit longer before getting back into the ring. In January 2023, Smith, 33-4-1 (20 KOs), produced an outstanding display to stop Chris Eubank Jnr in four rounds but the 36-year-old middleweight…