Overview
- Referee James Green halted the fight at 1:30 of Round 2 after Ortiz pinned Lubin on the ropes and landed unanswered power shots.
- Ortiz improved to 24-0 while Lubin fell to 27-3 in the Fort Worth main event.
- Ennis, seated with promoter Eddie Hearn, entered the ring at Ortiz’s invitation, and both signaled intent to make their matchup next year.
- ESPN reported Ortiz connected on 25 of 41 punches and held Lubin to just three landed shots before the stoppage.
- The title defense headlined a DAZN-streamed Golden Boy card at Dickies Arena, preserving Ortiz’s WBC interim belt and elevating his standing at 154 pounds.