Boxing's welterweight division is arguably the sport's deepest weight category. With a number of high profile fighters such as Errol Spence, Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao occupying the top spots, the race to join them is intensifying.
One fighter desperate to join them is Vergil Ortiz Jr. The Texan fighter is one of American boxing's brightest hopes and he can make a claim to the leading places as he takes on former Crawford victim, Egidijus Kavaliauskas, on Saturday night.
Can Ortiz Jr. maintain his excellent run or will the tough Lithuanian cause a minor upset?
Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Egidijus Kavaliauskas fight date, start time
- Date : Saturday, August 14th
- Time : 8 p.m. ET
- Ortiz vs. Kavaliauskas main event (approx): 11 p.m. ET
The Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Egidijus Kavaliauskas fight card takes place on Saturday, August 14th and kicks off at 9:00 p.m. ET. Ortiz and Kavaliauskas are expected to make their ringwalks at around 11pm ET, pending on the outcome of the undercard fights.
Can I watch Ortiz vs. Kavaliauskas on DAZN?
The March 20 card will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe. You can sign up for a subscription here for as little as just £1.99 per month, depending on your location. If you are in Argentina, Chile and Colombia you must download the DAZN app from the Apple App Store or Android Google Play store and then sign up from there.
What devices are supported on DAZN?
DAZN is available on web browsers at DAZN.com (except Argentina, Chile and Colombia) and also has apps available for all of the following TV and streaming devices:
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Where is the Ortiz vs. Kavaliauskas fight?
The event will be staged at the Ford Center in Frisco,Texas.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. record and bio
- Nationality : American
- Born : March 25, 1998
- Height : 5-10
- Reach : 72 inches
- Total fights : 17
- Record : 17-0 with 17 knockouts
Egidijus Kavaliauskas record and bio
- Nationality: Lithuanian
- Born: June 29, 1988
- Height : 5-9
- Reach : 71 inches
- Total fights : 24
- Record : 22-1-1 with 18 knockouts
Vergil Ortiz vs. Egidijus Kavaliauskas fight card
- Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Egidijus Kavaliauskas; Welterweight
- Roger Gutierrez vs. Rene Alvarado, 12 rounds, for Gutierrez's WBA "regular" junior lightweight title
- Felix Alvarado vs. Erick Lopez, 12 rounds, for Alvarado's IBF junior flyweight title
- Pablo Cesar Cano vs. Danielito Zorrilla, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
- Alex Martin vs. Josec Ruiz, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
- George Rincon vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
- Leonardo Baez vs. Hector Valdez, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
- Alex Rincon vs. Sanny Duversonne, 8 rounds, junior middleweights