“I told [jockey Irad Ortiz] to just let him run away from there ... that little horse came to us, and he tried to fight back. He gave a little try, just not enough." Madaket Road has 31 ...

Anyone who likes a horse that figuratively will not back away from a street fight should become familiar ... It's the best race he's ever run." Irad Ortiz Jr., riding Madaket Road for Bob Baffert ...

Vergil Ortiz Jr. is big-game hunting in 2025 after successfully defending his WBC interim super welterweight title in February.

Breaking from post 12 in the field of 13, Quietside settled into second behind Five G with Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the irons. Quietside moved past Five G in the stretch to post a one-length win in 1:43 ...

No opinion carries the weight of the man who just fought – and twice knocked down Ortiz – and was due to fight Madrimov before the Ortiz bout came along. Ukraine’s Serhii Bohachuk ...

Irad Ortiz Jr. won a total of eight races, including the Tampa Bay Derby (G3), leading the panel of racing experts to vote ...

LOS ANGELES – Refuting the suggestion that an offer to fight IBF junior middleweight titleholder Bakhram Murtazaliev has been extended to unbeaten contender Vergil Ortiz Jnr, Oscar De La Hoya ...

Ortiz Jr., despite the difficulty of traveling so far for the fight, seemed relaxed to be in Riyadh. Ordering a drink and sitting in the lobby of his hotel, he reflected on the win. Speaking with ...

Rarely does a title fight between two of the best in their division fly under the radar, but that's the case with Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov. Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) and Madrimov (10-1 ...

The fight started with Madrimov showcasing nonstop movement around the ring. Madrimov's game plan seemed to work in the first few rounds, as Ortiz Jr. was likely frustrated that he couldn't ...