| Fight Name: | Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Samuel Vargas |
| Fight Date: | 24 July 2020 |
| Location: | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. |
| Titles: | WBA Gold welterweight title |
| Fighter1: |  Vergil Ortiz Jr. |
| Hometown1: | Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S. |
| Record1: | 15–0 (15 KO) |
| Height1: | 5 ft 10 in |
| Weight1: | 147 lb |
| Style1: | Orthodox |
| Recognition1: | WBO No. 3 Ranked Welterweight WBC No. 7 Ranked Welterweight WBA Gold welterweight champion |
| Fighter2: |  / Samuel Vargas |
| Hometown2: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Record2: | 31–5–2 (14 KO) |
| Height2: | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight2: | 146+3/5 lb |
| Style2: | Orthodox |
| Recognition2: | Former NABA welterweight champion |
Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Samuel Vargas was a professional boxing match contested on 24 July 2020.[1]
The event originally scheduled for Ortiz Jr. vs Vargas on 28 March 2020 at The Forum, Inglewood, California and the unified super middleweight world titles between the current four-division champion, the Mexican Canelo Álvarez vs. the WBO champion, the British Billy Joe Saunders on 2 May 2020 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. But the Canelo vs. Saunders fight has been cancelled and replaced by the Ortiz Jr. vs Vargas fight in 24 July at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Ortiz dominated the bout behind his left jab, hurting Vargas with a series of quick right hands over the top in third, which prompted referee Jack Reiss to call the ringside physician to look him over at the end of the round. In the seventh round, a barrage of punches from Ortiz led the referee to wave the bout off.[6] [7] Ortiz would land 46% of his punches compared to just 15% of Vargas'.
Canelo Álvarez and Billy Joe Saunders would face off 10 months later in Texas.
Confirmed bouts:[8]
| Weight Class | Weight | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight | 147 lbs. | Vergil Ortiz Jr. (c) | def. | Samuel Vargas | TKO | 7/12 | |||
| Middleweight | 154 lbs. | Shane Mosley Jr. | def. | Jeremy Ramos | UD | 8/8 | |||
| Light Flyweight | 108 lbs. | Seniesa Estrada | def. | Miranda Adkins | KO | 1/8 | 0:07 | ||
| Super bantamweight | 122 lbs. | Hector Valdez | def. | Josue Morales | UD | 8/8 | |||
| Welterweight | 147 lbs. | Evan Anthony Sanchez | def. | Issouf Kinda | UD | 6/6 |
The event will mark the OTT Streaming service DAZN launch globally in Latin America (after previously been launched in Brazil a year ago), UK, and other 189 countries after previously been launched in nine countries.[9]
| align=center | Country | align=center | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spark Sports |