There are no more obstacles to the fight for the temporary world champion belt: V.Ortiz knocked out the former rival of E.Stanionis with one punch in less than 3 minutes

On Saturday in the state of California (USA), a 26-year-old American boxer Vergil Ortiz Jr (21-0-0, 21 knockouts) did not take a single round and in just 2 min. 39 sec. knocked out the 34-year-old with one punch Thomas Dulorme (26-7-1, 17 KOs) from Puerto Rico.

According to “NY Fights”, V. Ortiz will be paid about 400 thousand for this fight. US dollars.

At the beginning of the round, both fighters had their moments, but V. Ortiz was more accurate. Finally, V. Ortiz hit a left hook to the body that knocked T. Dulorme to the ground and the referee counted to ten.

“I am more than just a force,” V. Ortiz said. “I can’t explain it in words. When I hit the shot, I knew it was over.”

The success of this fight guaranteed V. Ortiz that he will fight with the former world champion on August 3 Tim Tszyu for the interim WBA 154-pound world championship belt and mandatory challenger To Terence Crawford status.

“I’m ready for you,” V. Ortiz addressed T. Tszyu. “I just want to fight the best.”

We remind you that at Friday’s weigh-in ceremony V. Ortiz again failed to prove that he can make the 154-pound limit (69.85 kg). This time the American weighed 70.58 kg. True, it is stated that he did not exceed the weight limit written in the contract. Th. Dulorme was a bit lighter – 70.13 kg.

V. Ortiz, who was unable to fight Eimantas Stanionis twice due to health problems, moved to a higher weight category in January of this year and defeated little-known Fredrick Lawson (30-4-0, 22 knockouts) from Ghana in Las Vegas (USA).

Before the fight with T. Dulorme, V. Ortiz had accumulated one round of experience in two years, and now it has increased to two.

Th. Dulorme in 2021. in October he fought with E. Stanionius and lost to the Lithuanian after 12 rounds by unanimous decision of the judges (111:117, 112:116, 113:115). Th. Dulorme has not had a fight since 2022. As of July, the Puerto Rican boxer is not ranked by any of the major boxing organizations and has now lost four of his last five fights.