Vergil Ortiz Jr. makes easy work of Michael McKinson with TKO (video)

Vergil Ortiz Jr. remained undefeated after dropping Michael McKinson twice en route to a round 9 TKO victory at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX. 

Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Michael McKinson proceeded after an unfortunate delay, but Ortiz won impressively as expected.

Ortiz (19-0, 19 KOs) remained undefeated and maintained his 100 percent KO rating after stopping McKinson in round 9 via TKO at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX. Ortiz lives in nearby Grand Prairie, TX, and had the crowd on his side against the Englishmen McKinson.

Ortiz and McKinson were supposed to fight in March, but the fight was postponed after Ortiz was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis due to over-training.

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McKinson didn’t stand much of a chance against Ortiz, who moved forward, pumping power punches for most of the fight.

Ortiz was in control of the entire bout but had a cut open up in round 2 after a clash of heads with McKinson. Ortiz’s orthodox stance conflicted with McKinson’s southpaw positioning, with several clashes throughout the night.

Vergil Ortiz Jr. sent Michael McKinson down twice to advance to 19-0, with 19 KOs

Ortiz didn’t allow the cut to phase him and knocked McKinson’s mouthpiece out with a left hook in round 3. Ortiz’s left hook was on fire, and it did damage to McKinson later in the fight.

McKinson couldn’t get anything going and was on his back foot for the entire bout. Towards the end of round 8, Ortiz caught McKinson with a left hook to the liver that dropped McKinson. McKinson got to his feet and finished the round, but the end was near.

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Early into round 9, Ortiz dropped McKinson again with another left hook. McKinson got up, but his corner called an end to the fight.

Ortiz looked fantastic and continued his upward trajectory in boxing’s welterweight division. He told FanSided before the fight that he would be open to fight the winner of a hypothetical matchup between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr.

Ortiz is a young talent at only 24 years old and keeps adding to the hype. His future remains bright after his latest conquest.