Photos: Vergil Ortiz Ends Layoff With First Round TKO of Fredrick Lawson

Las Vegas - Returning for the first time in nearly two years, and making his debut at junior middleweight, Vergil Ortiz (20-0, 20 KOs) wasted no time by going after Fredrick Lawson (30-4, 22 KOs) in the very first round to secure a stoppage within the opening three minutes. (photos by Cris Esqueda)

Ortiz came out pressing the action and was letting his hands go from the start. He began to pound Lawson against the ropes with hard punches, which prompted referee Tony Weeks to jump and wave off the fight.