Teofimo Lopez implored Jamaine Ortiz to stand and fight many times Thursday night. A disciplined, composed Ortiz remained committed, though, to his mundane game plan throughout their 12-round, 140-pound championship match. Ortiz fought from a southpaw stance from the start of their fight until the final bell, competed almost exclusively off of his back foot and frustrated Lopez because he ...
Jamaine Ortiz: I Felt Like I Dominated The Fight [With Teofimo Lopez]; 117-111 Was Pretty Ridiculous
When Jamaine Ortiz heard ring announcer Mark Shunock read the first score, 117-111, he thought there was no way he could’ve been declared the loser of his 12-round title fight with Teofimo Lopez. When Shunock announced the other two scores, 115-113 apiece, Ortiz still believed that he had done enough to win the WBO junior welterweight championship from Lopez on ...
Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia have transformed years of talk into a budding superfight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a deal was reached for the pair of young stars to meet atop an April 20 DAZN pay-per-view event. Both sides acknowledged to Boxing Scene that advanced talks rapidly progressed to agreed terms, in line with breaking news reports from Daily Star’s ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn is apparently doing all that he can to get his client-pal Devin Haney a significant fight, despite whatever Oscar De La Hoya may think. It was reported recently that there are serious talks between Haney, the WBC 140-pound titlist, and Ryan Garcia, for a showdown later this spring. Garcia, of Victorville, Calif., is backed by promoter Oscar ...
British super featherweight champion Liam Dillon has a chance to add the Commonwealth title to his growing collection of belts when he faces a resurgent Reece Bellotti at the top of a Matchroom NXTGEN card at Indigo at The O2 this Saturday February 10, live worldwide on DAZN. Chingford’s Dillon (13-0-1, 3 KOs), a former Southern Area and English Champion ...
A significant first step was taken in the quest to crown an undisputed 122-pound champion. BoxingScene.com has learned that Ellie Scotney and Segolene Lefebvre have agreed to terms for a bout to unify the IBF and WBO junior featherweight belts. The battle of unbeaten titlists is eyed for the already announced April 13 DAZN show from AO Arena in Manchester. ...
Teofimo Lopez never envisioned encountering Jamaine Ortiz in the professional ranks, not even after their closely contested fight at the 2015 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. Lopez outpointed Ortiz in the 132-pound final nearly nine years ago at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. The Brooklyn native, who then resided and trained in South Florida, went on to represent ...
Kenia Enriquez is making a claim for a world title belt. She is also making a case for being one of the best Female fighters in the sport. Enriquez remained unbeaten this past Saturday, defeating Maria Salinas by decision over 10 one-sided rounds at the Deportivo Revolucion in San Nicolás de los Garzas, Mexico. All three judges scored the bout ...
Jose Pedraza recognized Tuesday that Keyshawn Davis is a talented boxer who is much more capable than most fighters who have competed 10 times as professionals. The two-weight world champion nevertheless believes that the ambitious Davis made a matchmaking mistake when he chose to oppose Pedraza next. Davis (9-0, 6 KOs, 1 NC), of Norfolk, Virginia, and Pedraza (29-5-1, 14 ...
Conor Benn is apparently the most wanted fighter in America, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. To that end, the Matchroom Boxing head wants to pair the controversial Benn with another big name, namely Gervonta Davis, the Baltimore puncher who is arguably the biggest American-born boxing star in the sport. Shortly after Benn defeated Pete Dobson in Las Vegas last ...