The 147-pound match between Vergil Ortiz and Eimantas Stanionis scheduled for Saturday in San Antonio (DAZN) has been postponed after Ortiz is said to have been rushed to the hospital after losing consciousness.
No other information about Ortiz’s status or the status of the match was provided.
This is the third time the war has been repulsed. It was scheduled for March but was postponed when Eimantas underwent an emergency appendectomy. Then, after it was reset in April, it was pushed back again when a blood disorder sidelined Ortiz.
The rest of Saturday’s event will go ahead as scheduled, with lightweight prospect Floyd Schofield (14-0, 11 KOs) facing Haskell Rhodes (28-4-1, 13 KOs) in the main event. .
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our fighters, and of course we support Vergil’s decision 100%,” his promoter, Golden Boy, said in a statement. awake. “However, this unfortunate turn of events has opened the door for one of the Golden Boy’s top prospects, Floyd Schofield, to speed up his profile by making headlines in his home state of Texas. he.
“As always, we’ll be putting out a top-to-bottom action card on July 8th and look forward to showcasing all of our fighters both in San Antonio and on DAZN.”
Ortiz (19-0, 19 KOs), who has battled both a blood disorder (rhabdomyolysis) and protracted COVID, told Boxing Junkie last week that for the first time in years he feels well. 100%.
He last fought this past August, when he knocked out Michael McKinson in nine rounds. It was his only fight in the last two years.
Stanionis (14-0.9 KOs) is on the verge of a decisive win over Radzhab Butaev in April.
