Ortiz, a Grand Prairie boxer, maintained his unbeaten mark Saturday, taking down Israil Madrimov via unanimous decision to retain the WBC world interim super welterweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Although Madrimov took control of the matchup early, Ortiz relied on a patient approach that paid off in the bout’s back half.

A stacked slate of boxing continued with a tight bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, with Vergil Ortiz Jr. defeating Israil Madrimov to retain the WBC interim super welterweight title. After 12 rounds of close fighting,

Carlos Adames has retained his WBC middleweight title despite his bout with Hamzah Sheeraz after the bout ended in a split draw.

Carlos Adames ended Hamzah Sheeraz's 15-fight knockout streak with a split points draw to hold on to his WBC world middleweight title.