We have a fight. This one wasn’t official until Vergil Ortiz got by Thomas Dulorme but that didn’t take long at all.
The Texan knockout artist locked himself into a bout with Tim Tszyu when he stopped Dulorme with a brutal body shot in the first round of their April 27 clash.
That result sets up what shapes as one of the most fan-friendly bouts of the year, with neither Tszyu or Ortiz known for taking a backward step.
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Appearing on a blockbuster show headlined by Terence Crawford’s super welterweight debut against Israil Madrimov, Tszyu vs. Ortiz promises fireworks on a stacked fight card.
Adding to the stakes, the interim WBA title will be on the line, as will a possible meeting with the winner of the main event.
Here’s what you need to know:
The pair are set to meet on Saturday, August 3 (Aug. 4 in Australia).
For Tszyu, it will just over four months removed from his split-decision loss to Sebastian Fundora in which he dropped his WBO 154-pound title.
As mentioned, Ortiz is coming off a first-round knockout victory and will be turning around in just over three months.
Check back closer to the fight for exact timings.
The fight is expected to be broadcast globally across the DAZN platform.
In Australia, Tszyu’s pay-per-view fights have exclusively been aired on Foxtel’s Main Event and Kayo PPV. It has not yet been confirmed whether this card will be available on those platforms.
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The fight is in the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Home to Los Angeles FC and Angel City FC, the stadium can hold up to 22,000 people.
Betting markets have not yet been opened for this bout.
Check back closer to the fight for updated odds.
Bouts and order subject to change.
