Vergil Ortiz Jr.: ‘This Is Honestly The Best I’ve Ever Felt’

We are a little over 24 hours away from the return of Vergil Ortiz Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) as he faces Fredrick Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs) at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, NV. Ortiz will look to return to form and have everyone excited about his future potential at super welterweight. Here are some quotes from yesterday’s press conference.

VERGIL ORTIZ JR., SUPER WELTERWEIGHT CONTENDER

“I just want to give a quick shout out to to everyone who’s believed in me up until this point. First and foremost, my dad, my team, Coach Robert, Coach Hector, and everyone on Golden Boy.”

“I put my heart into this sport. But now we’re here. We weigh in tomorrow. If you had any doubts on getting any tickets erase them right now because this fight is happening for sure. And I’m ready. This is honestly the best I’ve ever felt.”

FREDRICK “GENERAL OKUNKA” LAWSON, SUPER WELTERWEIGHT FIGHTER

“First and foremost I would like to thank God. Thank you Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN who made this possible for us. We had a very good training camp leading up to this event. We’re prepared. We’ve seen a few scripts going around saying how this fight should go. We have a plan that will surprise everyone. We can’t wait for Saturday.”

BERNARD HOPKINS, GOLDEN BOY PARTNER

“We’re in competition with ourselves. We did great last year and we’re ready to go this year. As Oscar says, the future starts now.”

OSCAR DE LA HOYA, GOLDEN BOY CHAIRMAN AND CEO

“In 2023, Golden Boy set the bar for the rest of boxing. We put on the consensus top two fights of the year, put on the biggest PPV show by a mile and developed more prospects than anyone in the sport. 2024 is lining up to be even bigger, and it all begins with this card on Saturday.”