Jamaine Ortiz: record, next fight and profile →
Jamel Herring retired once before, following his May 2022 loss to Jamaine Ortiz. That lasted about 17 months. He returned nearly a year ago, and while his comeback hasn’t gone as well as he’d hoped, the former junior lightweight titleholder isn’t thinking of hanging up his gloves again.
Jamaine Ortiz has signed a co-promotional deal with CES Boxing and Boxlab Promotions, and will face Gilberto Espinoza in a main event on Nov. 1 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards giving his thoughts on various topics such as the Teofimo Lopez performance, Michael Spinks and the shocking moment when Manny Pacqiuao was knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez
Jamaine Ortiz knew what he was getting himself into. He also heard all of the dubious voices warning him of what was to come. Teofimo Lopez can sometimes come across as incoherent. His words are also often laced with hubris. Still, whether you
Timothy Bradley doesn’t believe Teofimo Lopez should have had his hands raised last Thursday night. Lopez, the former unified lightweight champion from Brooklyn, New York, successfully defended his WBO 140-pound title against Jamaine Ortiz at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, but neither fighter likely gained any fans after a 12-round bout lambasted by most observers and fans for being relentlessly boring. The scores were 115-113, 115-113, and 117-111, all in favor of Lopez.
Boxing doesn’t always take place on a Thursday but considering that it recently did, Alycia Baumgardner wanted to check things out. In the main event slot, Top Rank threw Jamaine Ortiz in the ring with Teofimo Lopez.
Teofimo Lopez promised to put on a show. Jamaine Ortiz is a respected fighter with a ton of skills and has earned a shot at Lopez’s WBO and Ring Magazine titles but actually winning? That was practically impossible according to Lopez.
It’s not the first time and it won’t be the last. Boxing is chock full of tales of fighters who did enough to win the world championship only for the judges to leave them behind as a footnote. To these eyes, using superior defense, ring generalship, and according to CompuBox a narrow edge in punches thrown and landed, Jamaine Ortiz did enough last Thursday to lay claim to the lineal junior welterweight crown.
Jamaine Ortiz (17-2-1, 8 KOs) had his big test last Thursday night. In his first world title fight against WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs), the Technician executed his fight plan by darting in and out, and using movement and speed to frustrate Lopez. The only thing Ortiz didn’t do was win a decision in the eyes of the judges.
Viewership figures released by Nielsen Media Research indicated an average audience of 532,000 watched the 12-round, 140-pound championship fight between Teofimo Lopez and Jamaine Ortiz on Thursday night. ESPN’s audience for Lopez-Ortiz peaked at 584,000 toward the end of a boring bout Lopez won by unanimous decision at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.