On August 14, 2021, Vergil Ortiz Jr. defeated Egidijus Kavaliauskas by TKO in the 8th round in a 12-round welterweight bout for the WBO International welterweight title at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, USA. Ortiz was dropped in the second round but recovered to break Kavaliauskas down with body shots and combinations before scoring multiple knockdowns and forcing the referee to stop the fight in the eighth. #boxing #fight #tko #veregilortizjr #ortizjr #usaboxing