With longtime rival and divisional newcomer
Jaron Ennis among those watching ringside,
Vergil Ortiz quickly got the crowd excited about what's to come after delivering a devastating display to stop longtime contender Erickson Lubin two rounds into their DAZN headliner.
Lubin, three years older and more experienced, was quickly out of his depth and absorbed a whopping 25 power punches (61%) in four-and-a-half minutes, the final flurry knocking the former world title challenger out on his feet before referee James Green stepped in.