There’s a time in every boxer’s career when he or she hopes to take the leap from prospect to contender. While there’s no set timetable for when a fighter is … Read more
Rivalries renew next Friday as CES Boxing returns to Twin River Casino Hotel with a loaded championship doubleheader to close out the summer season. Reigning NBA Heavyweight World Champion Juiseppe … Read more
Jamaine Ortiz continued to climb the ladder Friday with a victory even more impressive than his last. The undefeated Worcester, Mass., native kept his perfect intact with a first-round knockout … Read more
The champ returns next Friday to face his most experienced opponent yet. Newly-crowned WBC World Youth Lightweight Champion Jamaine Ortiz (10-0, 5 KOs) of Worcester, Mass., headlines for the second … Read more
Worcester, Mass., lightweight Jamaine Ortiz capped a wild, historic night Saturday at Twin River Casino Hotel, dethroning the previous unbeaten Ricardo Quiroz of Oxnard, Calif., to capture the vacant World … Read more
The numbers don’t lie: Next weekend’s showdown between Jamaine Ortiz and Ricardo Quiroz may not only be the biggest fight of the year at Twin River Casino Hotel, it might … Read more
The belt has been worn by some of the sport’s all-time greats, whether it’s pound-for-pound kings from another era or today’s rising stars. Canelo Alvarez, Timothy Bradley Jr., Danny Garcia, … Read more
Every fight fan loves a good trash-talker. The animosity between fighters helps fuel rivalries and puts rear-ends in seats.
So does a great fighter, with or without the verbal sparring. Unbeaten lightweight Jamaine Ortiz (7-0, 4 KOs) of Worcester, Mass., never cared much about being the loudest talker in the room, or the center of attention, for that matter.
Read moreJamaine Ortiz continues to let his performance do the talking
Glenn Mitchell is so confident Friday’s fight against Jamaine Ortiz will lead to bigger and better things, he actually expects to see his opponent again down the road with even more at stake the second time around.
“We are two future world champions,” Mitchell said. “The next time we meet, it will be to unify the major belts.”
Classic Entertainment & Sports CEO Jimmy Burchfield Sr. Last month, our loyal fans witnessed one of the most exciting fights of this year, or any year, at Twin River Casino when our junior middleweight prospect Khiary Gray rallied with his back against the wall to knock out the dangerous Chris Chatman in the seventh round of their scheduled eight-round main event bout.
