Michael McKinson
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McKinson On Ortiz Loss: I Went Into The Lion's Den With No Fear So I’m Proud Of Myself
Michael McKinson knows he proved his worth in his latest venture inside the ring even if he doesn’t have a win to show for it. The 28-year-old British southpaw came up short against Vergil Ortiz Jr. in their 12-round welterweight bout last Saturday n...
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Vergil Ortiz Eyes Quick Ring Return: I Want To Fight As Often As Possible
Vergil Ortiz Jr. can now move on from the longest layoff of his career. A 51-week ring absence ended this past Saturday for Ortiz, who scored a ninth-round stoppage of England’s Michael McKinson in their battle of unbeaten welterweights. The nearly y...
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Vergil Ortiz: I Was Headhunting, Should Have Been Chopping Down That Tree
Vergil Ortiz Jr. was less bothered by how long it took to produce his latest victory than the approach he took to get the job done. By his own admission, the 24-year-old contender from the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, Texas got ahead of himself in...
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Vergil Ortiz Drops Michael McKinson Twice, Stops Him in Ninth
By Jake Donovan - Vergil Ortiz Jr. ended the longest layoff of his career with his deepest knockout win to date. The rising welterweight star went past the eighth round for the first time, though not much longer than that in scoring a ninth-round sto...
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Vergil Ortiz vs. Michael McKinson - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard
Ortiz, McKinson Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Golden Boy's knockout sensation and the pride of Grand Prairie, Texas, Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (18-0, 18 KOs), and top 10 ranked, undefeated welterweight contender Michael “The Problem” McKinson (22-0, 2 KOs) of...
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Vergil Ortiz: Pretty Much Just Copied And Pasted Training Camp, Ready For This Fight With McKinson
Vergil Ortiz Jr. can’t help but feel like he’s been here before. A second straight training camp has concluded this year, this time with the rising welterweight contender set to make his way to the ring this weekend. It didn’t happen last time out fo...
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Esparza: Vergil Ortiz Is An Amazing Fighter, I Know I Gotta Hold My Ground On a Show Like This
Marlen Esparza finds herself in a familiar career role. The only new look heading into her next fight is entering as the lineal and unified WBA/WBC flyweight champion. Houston’s Esparza will fight for the fourth straight time in her home state, the l...
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Vergil Ortiz-Michael McKinson: LIVE Results From Fort Worth, Texas
Figo Ramirez enjoyed a successful U.S. debut in a four-round, unanimous decision win over Francisco Bonilla (6-14-3, 3KOs). All three judges scored the contest 39-36 in favor of Dallas’ Ramirez (2-0, 1KOs), a stablemate of Vergil Ortiz Jr. (18-0, 18K...
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Michael McKinson: I've Earned My Opportunity And I've Done It The Hard Way
By Jake Donovan - This is the reason that Michael McKinson chose to tear away the safety net more than four years ago. The unbeaten southpaw from Portsmouth, England wasn’t always sure that his career would lead here, particularly through his first t...