In the end, The Hammer got hammered. The Texas Machine proved too much for the 30-year-old Floridian. The Golden Boy-DAZN headliner came to an abrupt halt in the second round when a dazzling array of combinations from Vergil Ortiz Jr. left a hapless Erickson Lubin hanging on the ropes. It didn’t take much for the referee to step in and put an end to Lubin’s misery. The sensational finish to an otherwise mundane event, one that lacked big-name star power outside the main event, was the proverbial icing on the cake.

As Vergil Ortiz Jr. climbed the ropes and roared to the cheering crowd, fans and well-known names from the boxing world joined in the celebration. Many poured their hearts out on social media. Perhaps their excitement had much to do with the direction Ortiz Jr.’s victory

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