Vergil Ortiz entered Saturday's fight with Erickson Lubin looking to not only prove a point, but to finally secure the big fight that had eluded him thus far in his promising young career. After less than two rounds of action, Ortiz found himself face-to-face with Jaron "Boots" Ennis as the two young fighters hyped up a potential massive 2026 clash.

Despite knowing he needed to keep his back off of the ropes, Lubin was pushed backward by Ortiz from the opening bell. Ortiz didn't push the issue initially, picking his spots to throw jabs and then flurry briefly along the ropes.

Lubin wanted to establish his own jab, but continually found himself with his back against the ropes. In the second round, that proved to be Lubin's undoing.

Ortiz again pushed Lubin back into the ropes and began t

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