Amilcar Vidal Hunts Down Ortiz, Stops Him in 2 at the Staples Center
By Carlos Costa
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 15 Nov 2020
In a quick storm, unbeaten Uruguay middleweight Amilcar Vidal (12-0, 11 KO’s) displayed exciting and lethal firepower stopping Texan 🇺🇸 Edward “The Hunter” Ortiz (11-1-2, 4 KO’s) in two rounds in the main event tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles live on FS1 💥💥
The tough ending unfolded as the protege of promoter Sampson Lewkowicz landed a long crushing right over the back-pedaling Ortiz, rocking and propelling him against the ropes near a neutral corner where the Montevideo-native unleashed a thrilling barrage of damaging hooks and uppercuts that forced the third man to stop the ravaging attack, freeing “The Hunter” Ortiz of additional punishment.
Vidal raises his hand in victory.
Vidal with his promoter Sampson Lewkowicz.
Official time of stoppage was 1:58 in chapter 2.
After his win, Amilcar Vidal shared on FS1 that he was confident that he was going claim a stoppage win, and that he did in emphatic fashion in his first headlining role in the U.S.
The author Carlos Costa can be reached at carlos512@hotmail.com and WhatsApp +639184438152.
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