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Boyd Melson vs Vergil Ortiz Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸SUPER WELTERWEIGHT

Boyd Melson

Cross-division

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Boyd Melson (15-2-1) and Vergil Ortiz Jr. (24-0) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. They haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Melson

15

Wins4 KO · 27%

2

Losses

1

Draw1 tracked bout

Jr.

24

Wins22 KO · 92%

0

Losses

0

Draws24 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Boyd Melson and Vergil Ortiz Jr. haven't fought — no bout between them in the fights we track.

Haven't fought

No bout between them in the fights we track.

The Numbers

Melson 0 · Jr. 6 of 6 measurable rows
MelsonJr.
Record
15-2-124-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
86.1%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
4
22 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
26.67%
91.67% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
92% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡not comparable
—2.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
1
24

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+2″
Boyd Melson: 5′8″
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 5′10″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Boyd Melson: No reach on file
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 70″
Age17 yrs apart
Boyd Melson: 45
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 28
Stance
Boyd Melson: Not recorded
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: Orthodox

Boyd Melson left, Vergil Ortiz Jr. right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Super Welterweight against Middleweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Boyd Melson1 win · from 1 tracked bout

Boyd Melson: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Vergil Ortiz Jr.24 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 24 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (92%) and 2 on the cards (8%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 92%2 on the cards 8%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Boyd Melson 1, Vergil Ortiz Jr. 24 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Boyd Melson last boxed on Oct 1, 2011 — 5,510 days ago. Melson had won once, the most recent against Russ Niggemyer.W

Niggemyer Oct 2011

Vergil Ortiz Jr. has won 24 straight, the most recent against Erickson Lubin. Jr. last boxed on Nov 8, 2025 — 358 days ago.WWWWW

Lawson Jan 2024Dulorme Apr 2024Bohachuk Aug 2024Madrimov Feb 2025Lubin Nov 20252.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Boyd Melson and Vergil Ortiz Jr. ever fought each other?
Boyd Melson and Vergil Ortiz Jr. haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks.
Who has the better record, Melson or Jr.?
Boyd Melson is 15-2-1 and Vergil Ortiz Jr. is 24-0. Vergil Ortiz Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Melson15–2–186.1%

Jr.24–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Melson or Jr.?
Boyd Melson has 4 knockout wins and Vergil Ortiz Jr. has 22. Vergil Ortiz Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Melson426.7%

Jr.2291.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Melson and Jr. have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Boyd Melson and Vergil Ortiz Jr. have faced.
Who is bigger, Melson or Jr.?
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 5 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Melson173 cm

Jr.178 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Melson and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Boyd Melson and 24 bouts tracked for Vergil Ortiz Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Melson1bout

Jr.24bouts

How They Win ↓

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