On May 4, 2019, Vergil Ortiz Jr. (12-0, 12 KOs) and Mauricio Herrera (24-8, 7 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round RTD victory over Jesus A Valdez Barrayan, 3 months and 8 days ago. Mauricio Herrera is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 21% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Sadam Ali, 4 months and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Vergil Ortiz Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Mauricio Herrera really doesn't have much to present against Ortiz Jr.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. stopped Mauricio Herrera via KO in the 3rd round. Ortiz Jr. improves his record to 13-0 (13 KOs), while Herrera adds a loss to his record at 24-9.