The struggle between 147-pound contenders Vergil Ortiz and Eimantas Stanionis scheduled for Saturday in San Antonio (DAZN) was postponed after Ortiz reportedly was taken to a hospital after passing out.
No different data above Ortiz’s situation or the standing of the matchup was made accessible.
That is the third time the struggle has been pushed again. It was scheduled for March however was postponed when Eimantas underwent an emergency appendectomy. Then, after it was reset for April, it was pushed again once more when a blood dysfunction sidelined Ortiz.
The remainder of the occasion on Saturday will go on as scheduled, with light-weight prospect Floyd Schofield (14-0, 11 KOs) dealing with Haskell Rhodes (28-4-1, 13 KOs) in the primary occasion.
“Nothing is extra necessary than the security of our fighters, and we after all assist Vergil’s resolution 100%,” his promoter, Golden Boy, mentioned in a proper assertion. “This unlucky occasion does nonetheless open the door for one in all Golden Boy’s prime prospects, Floyd Schofield, to speed up his profile by headlining in his dwelling state of Texas.
“We’ll, as all the time, placed on a high-action card from prime to backside on July 8 and look ahead to showcasing all of our fighters each in San Antonio and on DAZN.”
Ortiz (19-0, 19 KOs), who has battled each the blood dysfunction (rhabdomyolysis) and lengthy COVID, instructed Boxing Junkie final week that he felt 100% wholesome for the primary time in years.
He final fought this previous August, when he knocked out Michael McKinson in 9 rounds. That was his solely struggle over the previous two years.
Stanionis (14-0, 9 KOs) is coming off a split-decision victory over Radzhab Butaev in April.
