Jaimaine Ortiz doesn’t want to leave it to the judges when he challenges Teofimo Lopez for his WBO light welterweight title this Saturday, February 8th, on ESPN and ESPN+ in a 12-round doubleheader at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez is talking more about wanting to fight Terence Crawford than he is about his next opponent, Jamaine Ortiz, who he defends against on February 8th at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
Teofimo Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) is motivated for his first defense of his WBO light welterweight title in what he views as the “most important” contest of his short career against fringe contender Jamaine Ortiz on February 8th on ESPN at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Teofimo Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) defends his WBO light welterweight title for the first time against Jamaine Ortiz (17-1-1, 8 KOs) in a showcase fight in the main event, while lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis (9-0-1, 6 KOs) faces the fading veteran Jose Pedraza (27-4-1, 14 KOs) in a ten-round co-feature bout on February 8th at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
According to a news story from ESPN, reigning WBO 140-pound champ Teofimo Lopez’s next fight is close to being finalized. Lopez, who looked great last time out in defeating Josh Taylor to take the WBO belt he will be defending for the first time, will likely face Jamaine Ortiz, the fight to be staged in Las Vegas.
Shakur Stevenson says he’ll pick Jamaine Ortiz a part if the two of them fight next. Ortiz (16-1-1, 8 KOs) has been vocal recently, saying he wants to fight Shakur (20-0, 10 KOs), as he feels he can beat him.
Jamaine Ortiz says Shakur Stevenson will beat Devin Haney if that fight happens. Ortiz says Shakur’s ability to control the distance and counter-punching would make the difference against Haney (29-0, 15 KOs).
Devin Haney’s dad, Bill, says he’s “optimistic” that the legacy fight against Vasyl Lomachenko will be happening next after the two met inside the ring last Saturday night following Loma’s victory over Jamaine Ortiz in New York.
Teofimo Lopez says he was impressed with the performance of Jamaine Ortiz (16-1-1, 8 KOs) on Saturday night despite him losing by a 12 round unanimous decision against Vasyl Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York.
With a potential undisputed lightweight title showdown on the line, former three-weight world champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko had to dig deep.