Last Updated on November 8, 2025 by Boxing Schedule
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is coming home.
On Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, the unbeaten knockout artist headlines at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, facing veteran Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin in an Interim WBC Super Welterweight Title fight.
The main card streams live on DAZN starting 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
Ortiz (23-0, 21 KOs) is violence with rhythm — a power puncher who doesn’t coast.
Lubin (27-2, 19 KOs) is a hardened southpaw survivor with big-fight scars and plenty left to prove.
Why This Fight Matters
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Ortiz: Grand Prairie’s own, unbeaten with 21 knockouts, chasing a full world title at 154.
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Lubin: Longtime contender, tested by Jermell Charlo and Sebastian Fundora, aiming for redemption.
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Promoter Oscar De La Hoya: “Every world champion at 154 lbs didn’t want Ortiz. Erickson Lubin stepped up.”
A hometown hero trying to become Texas’ next star. A veteran who’s been through the fire and still swings back.
Ortiz: The Homegrown Storm
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Record: 23-0 (21 KOs)
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Style: Relentless power punching, body and head.
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Edge: Knockout streak + home advantage.
“I want to win looking good. Just being in the ring with someone like Lubin motivates me to train harder.”
Ortiz has stopped names like Maurice Hooker, Egidijus Kavaliauskas, Michael McKinson. He wants to announce himself as the man to beat at 154.
Lubin: The Hammer Who Won’t Quit
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Record: 27-2 (19 KOs)
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Style: Southpaw technician with underrated pop.
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Edge: Big-fight experience, resilience.
“I make no predictions. All that matters is me walking out of Dickies Arena with my hands raised and the fans silent.”
Lubin’s career has been rebuilt after setbacks — a one-round KO by Charlo and a brutal war with Fundora — but at 30, he believes scars make him sharper.
Co-Main: Kid Austin vs JoJo Diaz
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Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) — 22-year-old lightweight phenom fresh off a first-round KO of Tevin Farmer.
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Joseph “JoJo” Diaz (34-8-1, 15 KOs) — former champ, just gave Regis Prograis a tough fight, now back at 135.
Diaz: “Kid Austin is gonna be taking his first defeat with me.”
Schofield: “Everything rides on this fight … I’ll give the fans a great show.”
How the Main Event Might Play Out
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If Ortiz controls the ring: expect a knockout in the middle rounds. His pressure has drowned every opponent so far.
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If Lubin survives early: his southpaw skills could frustrate Ortiz and push the fight late, maybe to the cards.
It’s raw firepower versus hard-earned wisdom.
Prediction: Ortiz by KO — but if he underestimates Lubin’s experience, Texas could be in for a shock.
Official Weights:
Vergil Ortiz Jr 153.8 vs Erickson Lubin 154
Interim WBC Super Welter title
- Darius Fulghum 167.8 vs David Stevens 168
- Amari Jones 159.6 vs Shady Gamhour 159.2
- Joshua Edwards 231.4 vs Zeno Vooris 239.6
- Robin Safar 199.8 vs Derick Miller Jr 197.6
- Eric Priest 160 vs Esneiker Correa 159.6
- Javier Meza 142 vs Joshua Briones 141.2
- Samuel Torres Castellanos 152.2 vs Ricardo Elizalde 153