Vergil Ortiz matched tough Aug. 14, against Mean Machine Egidijus Kavaliauskas

It’s going to be one other homecoming efficiency for Vergil Ortiz Jr.

The undefeated welterweight contender will face former title challenger Egidijus Kavaliauskas in a DAZN-streamed headliner August 14 at The Ford Middle at The Star in Frisco, Texas, the house of the Dallas Cowboys coaching facility.

Steve Kim was first to report the story.

Ortiz (17-0, 17 KOs), 23, of Grand Prairie, Texas, is coming off a seventh-round stoppage of former junior welterweight champion Maurice Hooker on March 20 at Dickies Area in Fort Value.

The boxer-guitarist can play the instrument adeptly, however he’s even higher when utilizing his palms to take care of opposition within the ring.

The bout passed off earlier than a sold-out crowd on the famed rodeo venue. Nevertheless, ticket availability was restricted on the time on account of COVID19 restrictions. No such caps can be in place when Ortiz seeks to increase his good knockout report to 18.

Kavaliauskas (22-1-1, 18 KOs) represented his native Lithuania within the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Video games. As knowledgeable, “Imply Machine” obtained his first probability at world title glory in December 2019 when he confronted unbeaten Terence “Bud” Crawford. He dropped the southpaw with a proper hand within the third spherical of their bout, however referee Ricky Gonzalez dominated it a slip.

Nevertheless, the Nebraskan ultimately discovered his rhythm and floored “Imply Machine” thrice enroute to a ninth-round TKO, the lone lack of his profession. 9 months later, Kavaliauskas returned to the winner’s column with an eighth-round stoppage of Canadian Mikael Zewski on the MGM Grand Convention Middle in Las Vegas.

An announcement victory for the Golden Boy boxer Ortiz would definitely construct extra curiosity in direction of a bout with Crawford, because the Texan on the rise is the No. 1 contender to his WBO title.

Moreover, Ortiz is the one 147-pounder who has been persistently calling out Crawford to combat.

“Let’s make the combat occur. I’m greater than prepared,” Ortiz stated of Crawford following his conquer Hooker. “There’s nobody actually keen to combat you. I’m proper right here.”