Overview
- Vergil Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) meets Erickson Lubin (27-2, 19 KOs) on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, with coverage on DAZN starting at 8 p.m. ET.
- Reports indicate Ennis and promoter Eddie Hearn plan to attend and may enter the ring for a postfight faceoff with the winner, setting up talks for 2026.
- Betting markets make Ortiz a heavy favorite (around -900 to -1000), though Lubin’s southpaw power and résumé against elite opponents mark him as a live threat.
- Ortiz rebuilt at 154 after illness-related layoffs from rhabdomyolysis, notching wins over Serhii Bohachuk and Israil Madrimov, while Lubin’s only losses came to Jermell Charlo and Sebastian Fundora.
- The winner gains the WBC interim belt, yet a full title shot could face timing and platform hurdles, with Fundora sidelined by a hand injury and DAZN–PBC broadcast alignments in play.