Vergil Ortiz Jr vs. Sammy Vargas is a 12-round fight for the WBA Gold Welterweight Title presented by Golden Boy.
The event is sponsored by Hennessy “Never Stop. Never Settle” and “BetOnline – Your Online Sportsbook Experts.”
The event will take place Friday, July 24 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
On Thursday, July 23, Vergil Ortiz Jr. made weight and looked relaxed the day before his test versus Sammy Vargas. (Pictures by Tom Hogan)
Founder/editor Michael Woods got addicted to boxing in 1990, when Buster Douglas shocked the world with his demolition of the then-impregnable Mike Tyson.
The Brooklyn-based journalist has covered the sport since for ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com, Bad Left Hook and RING. His journalism career started with NY Newsday in 1999.
Michael Woods is also an accomplished blow by blow and color man, having done work for Top Rank, DiBella Entertainment, EPIX, and for Facebook Fightnight Live, since 2017.
