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Boxing

Who is Jamaine Ortiz? Background, record, championships, biggest wins of Vasiliy Lomachenko’s next opponent

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26, Oct

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It's been almost a year since his last fight, but Vasiliy Lomachenko is finally returning to the ring as he looks to claim lightweight glory once more.

Standing in his way is the unbeaten 26-year-old prospect Jamaine Ortiz, who has world title aspirations of his own.

This is by far Ortiz's biggest fight to date against one of the best talents to ever put on boxing gloves, but the American will be full of confidence after beating former super featherweight world champion Jemel Herring in May.

DAZN takes a look at the career of Ortiz ahead of a huge fight against Lomachenko on Saturday night.

What is Jamaine Ortiz's record?

Jamaine Ortiz currently boasts a 16-0-1 professional record with eight of his wins coming by way of knockout.

Championships

Jamaine Ortiz is yet to fight or win a world title.

Biggest wins

Ortiz beats and retires former world champion Herring; May 21, 2022

Ortiz-Herring_May2022 Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images

As previously mentioned, Jamaine Ortiz's biggest win of his career so far came this past May when he beat former super featherweight world champion Jemel Herring by unaminous decision.

Herring got off to a good start, he managed to establish his jab and in round three began to target Ortiz's head. However, the momentum swung in the fourth when Ortiz landed a left hook which buzzed Herring.

This shot had a lasting effect on Herring, whose punch output significantly decreased as the fight progressed, while Ortiz throughout the second half of the fight increased the pressure and made Herring look a shadow of his former self.

Following the 10th and final round, Ortiz was awarded the victory by the three ringside judges, who scored the fight 97-93, 96-94 and 97-93, which was then followed by Herring announcing his retirement from the sport.

Lomachenko vs. Ortiz fight date, start time

Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. BST
Main event ringwalks (approx): 11 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT

The main card is set to get underway at 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. BST with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 10 p.m. ET in the U.S., and 3 a.m. GMT in the UK due to the clocks going back by one hour. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.