Fight Week Recap

2024, got off to a quick start as Vergil Ortiz of Grand Prairie, Texas, resumed his career after multiple medical scares. Ortiz continued his KO streak and made quick work of Frederick Lawson. Ortiz scored a first-round TKO on his out matched opponent. The stoppage came quickly, as Ortiz seemed to stun Lawson with a jab to the neck. Ortiz, a great closer. jumped on his man and landed a few more shots on Lawson, who was covering up. Referee Tony Weeks came in and waved it off. The drama came after the fight. Weeks, who has been under scrutiny for another quick stoppage, claimed he waved the bout off because Lawson had a brain brain aneurysm. Golden Boy Promotions, the promoter of the fight, and the Nevada State Athletic Commission deny the allegations made by Weeks and reported that Lawson past two scans that tested negative for an aneurysm."I think that he got saved," said Ortiz, who was making his junior middleweight debut. "I was hurting him with all the jabs. I wasn't putting anything behind it. love to fight. I wish I could have kept going. I need the rounds."

In the co-main event, good things happened for a new fan favorite. Perhaps there is justice in the boxing world. Ismael Barroso was having the night of his life on May 13th, 2023, when referee Tony Weeks, who would become the subject of controversy again later that night, stole the fight from him and possibly a world title when he was in no danger at all. TBarroso, 40, a native of El Tigre, Venezuela, was awarded another big fight on another big card, and he IMMEDIATELY cashed in on it and scored the KO of a lifetime that again puts him back in the world title picture. Barroso finished off British world title contender and massive betting favorite Ohara Davies in just 113 seconds to put himself back into the world title picture, get a high from Rolly Romero, move his record to 25-4-2 (23), pick up the biggest win of his career and captures our Fighter of the Week award.