On August 14, 2021, a 33-year-old Egidijus Kavaliauskas (22-1-1, 18 KOs) and a 23-year-old American boxer Vergil Ortiz Jr. (17-0, 17 KOs) met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Kavaliauskas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 2 days. Ortiz Jr. was on a 17-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. stopped Egidijus Kavaliauskas via TKO in the 8th round. Ortiz Jr. improves his record to 18-0 (18 KOs), while Kavaliauskas adds a loss to his record at 22-2-1.
On December 14, 2019, a 31-year-old Egidijus Kavaliauskas (21-0-1, 17 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBO title held by 32-year-old American boxer Terence Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs).
Kavaliauskas came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 14 days. Crawford was on a 35-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 24 days.
Terence Crawford stopped Egidijus Kavaliauskas via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO welterweight title. Crawford improves his record to 36-0 (27 KOs), while Kavaliauskas adds a loss to his record at 21-1-1.