Overview
- The 12-round bout is set for Saturday, Nov. 8 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth with coverage on DAZN starting at 8 p.m. ET.
- At stake is the WBC interim super welterweight title, a status widely viewed as a direct pathway to a potential 2026 meeting with Ennis.
- Reports say Ennis and promoter Eddie Hearn plan to attend, with a postfight in-ring staredown targeted if logistics allow.
- Ortiz (23-0, 21 KOs) enters off wins over Serhii Bohachuk and Israil Madrimov after moving to 154 pounds following rhabdomyolysis-related layoffs.
- Lubin (27-2, 19 KOs), a two-time title challenger with defeats only to Jermell Charlo and Sebastian Fundora, calls this a legacy-defining opportunity.