By Dan Ambrose: Jamaine Ortiz feels he ought to be preventing Devin Haney subsequent for his undisputed light-weight championship, not Vasily Lomachenko, as a result of he thinks he deserved the victory final October in his struggle towards Loma in New York.
In a struggle more durable than anticipated, Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) was dominated by the a lot greater, sooner, stronger, and youthful Jamaine (16-1-1, 8 KOs) via the primary seven rounds.
When the 26-year-old Jamaine gassed out starting within the eighth, Lomachenko got here on and appeared to get the higher of him in 4 out of the final 5 rounds to get the win. The judges scored the struggle 115–113, 116–112, and 117–111, all for Loma.
Ortiz feels that on the “naked minimal,” he ought to be preventing at the very least on the undercard of Haney vs. Lomachenko. It’s unclear why Jamaine isn’t preventing on that card, as it will make sense to have him on there.
After all, if he had been added to the cardboard, it will be a continuing reminder of Lomachenko’s less-than-stellar efficiency towards Jamaine.
Relating to prediction, Jamaine is choosing Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) to beat Lomachenko on Might twentieth of their headliner on ESPN+ PPV on the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas. Jamaine feels that Haney will use his jab to defeat Lomachenko, which he used to beat George Kambosos Jr in his final struggle.
Jamaine says that he gave Lomachenko plenty of issues along with his jab and saved him at bay, unable to do a lot till the later rounds. He doesn’t really feel that he created the blueprint on easy methods to beat Lomachenko, however he thinks that the jab is the way you do it.
Ortiz picks Haney to defeat Lomachenko
“I feel it’s going to be a difficult struggle, however I’ve received Devin Haney profitable. I simply assume he’s the larger man. He’s received a pleasant, robust jab, however I feel Lomachenko will be capable of deliver some issues to the desk to make it an fascinating struggle,” mentioned Jamaine Ortiz to Fighthype.
“Within the sense with the jab, yeah,” mentioned Jamaine when requested if he created the blueprint on easy methods to beat Lomachenko. “I established the jab and saved him at bay with the jab. I wouldn’t say it was the blueprint.
“It was a jab that saved him at bay, and in the event you hold doing that [you’ll beat Lomachenko]. Devin Haney confirmed that he has a terrific jab towards [George] Kambosos. He beat Kambosos with only a jab. If he retains that jab with Lomachenko, I feel it’ll be a simple night time for him.
“No, I feel he’s the very same fighter,” Jamaine when requested if Lomachenko continues to be the identical fighter that he sparred with him prior to now. “Lots of people had been saying that he was down, however no person was saying that when he fought Richard Commey earlier than me [in December 2021].
“They discuss a protracted layoff, however what is taken into account a protracted layoff of all these professional fighters? Perhaps a yr and a half, however most of those fighters struggle yearly, twice a yr at max. A ten-month layoff to me [for Lomachenko] just isn’t actually a layoff.
“I do assume,” mentioned Jamaine when requested if he feels that he ought to be the one preventing Devin Haney subsequent on Might twentieth, not Lomachenko. In different phrases, Jamaine thinks he deserved the win towards Lomachenko of their struggle final October in New York.
“I really feel like I ought to be preventing Devin Haney. I really feel like I received towards Lomachenko, and on the naked minimal, I ought to have been on that [May 20th] card as nicely. If Lomachenko finally ends up profitable towards Devin Haney, I’d love the rematch,” mentioned Jamaine Ortiz.
