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<\/a>Success in amateur boxing doesn\u2019t necessarily insure a great professional career. Some fighters are much more suited to be better pros than amateurs, most often power punchers, but it\u2019s usually clear early on if a fighter is especially skilled or not.<\/p>\nUndefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine \u201cThe Technician\u201d Ortiz (14-0, 8 KOs), fighting out of Worcester, MA, displayed his tremendous gifts in the amateurs against some of today\u2019s most talented, young boxers. <\/p>\n
Back in 2012, for example, 14-year-old, 106-pound Ortiz defeated the hottest pro prospect in the world today, 16-0(16 KOs) Edgar Berlanga, of Brooklyn, at the Junior Olympics National Championships held in Lake Placid, New York. Ortiz went on to win 100 of 114 amateur matches, Berlanga finished with a 162-17 amateur record. All 16 of the latter\u2019s pro fights ended in the opening round.<\/p>\n
Ortiz never dreamed that Berlanga would become the super middleweight monster that he is today for a good reason. \u201cI didn\u2019t have pros on my mind,\u201d Ortiz remembered. \u201cMy goal was to win an Olympic gold medal. I didn\u2019t see him at the U.S. Olympic Trials, but I did at a few national tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another Brooklyn-born fighter, unified world lightweight champion Teofimo \u201cThe Takeover\u201d Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs), the 2020 Fighter of the Year, handed Ortiz a 3-0 loss on points at the 2015 National Golden Gloves Championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I had my coach in the corner \u2013 Rocky Gonzalez had to leave because of a pro commitment \u2013 I think I would have been able to beat him. He\u2019s a power puncher now, but not when I fought him. I hope to fight him sometime because he holds the belts. I want to fight the top dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Ortiz\u2019 final amateur fight, he won a 2-1 decision against Abraham \u201cEl Super\u201d Nova (19-0, 14 KOs), the former NABF super featherweight champion in the pro ranks, to be crowned New England Golden Gloves champion<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve sparred after that,\u201d Ortiz noted. \u201cWe go to his trainer\u2019s (Hector Bermudez) gym in Boston a lot to get good work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two other undefeated contemporary pros who were also standout pro prospects that Ortiz defeated in the amateurs are former NABF super lightweight Luis Feliciano (14-0, 8 KOs) and yet another Brooklyn native, super lightweight Richardson Hitchins (12-0, 5 KOs). Against Feliciano, Ortiz won 3-0 at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, and he edged Hitchins, 2-1, at the Olympic Qualifier.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Feliciano fight was fairly easy for me,\u201d Ortiz noted. \u201cI\u2019m not surprised by his success as a pro because he was a recognized amateur on Team USA. The Hitchins fight was competitive and he probably thought he won.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two losses in the amateurs against undefeated rising pro stars, welterweight Jaron \u201cBoots\u201d Ennis (26-0, 24 KOs) and bantamweight Gary Antuanne Russell (18-0, 12 KOs), only enhanced Ortiz\u2019 potential as a prizefighter. Both fights were scored 3-0 for Ennis in the Olympic Qualifier and Russell in the semifinals of the Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n
\u201cI fought Ennis in his hometown, Philadelphia, and he beat me,\u201d Ortiz commented. \u201cHe turned pro and started knocking out everybody. He didn\u2019t stop me, though. I haven\u2019t seen Russell fight in the pros.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ortiz is promoted by Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES). \u201cI\u2019ve been in this business a long time and affiliated with thousands of athletes,\u201d CES founder\/CEO Jimmy Burchfield, Sr. commented. \u201cJamaine has it all! He\u2019s a perfect gentleman who has all types of experience against practically every type of boxer. Anybody who truly understands boxing can tell the difference about the special ones. He reminds me a little of Sugar Ray Leonard and looks like Oscar de la Hoya. He is the whole package with everything needed to be world champion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love working with his team, Rocky Gonzalez and Carlos Garcia. They\u2019ve all bonded. Team Ortiz is great to work with and I believe Jamaine has an unbelievable career ahead of him. Athletes of the 21st Century need more than in the past like a strength and conditioning coach and nutritionist. We have that for Jermaine.<\/p>\n
Ortiz understands that there\u2019s a world of difference between the amateurs and pros. \u201cStyles make fights and pro versus amateur boxing is different,\u201d he remarked. \u201cWe didn\u2019t wear headgear in the Olympic Trials, but nobody stopped me. It seems like a lot of those guys I fought in the amateurs gained power in the pros and aren\u2019t fighting as lightweights anymore (other than Lopez).\u201d<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old Ortiz is the reigning World Boxing Council World Youth and USNBC (U.S.) Silver lightweight champion. His stocked has skyrocketed since his spectacular performance this past November on the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones, Jr. PPV, in which Ortiz stopped Sulaiman Segawa (13-2-1, 4 KOs) in the seventh round of their high-profile fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m back in the gym staying sharp and in shape,\u201d Ortiz concluded, \u201cworking hard for whatever comes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burchfield added, \u201cSince his great performance on the Tyson-Jones PPV, we have been receiving all kinds of good offers for him. Jamaine Ortiz is a future boxing star.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ortiz\u2019 special gifts were developed in the amateurs fighting opponents such as Lopez, Berlanga, Ennis and Co. Now, he\u2019s making waves in the pro ranks, ranked No. 5 by the North American Boxing Federation (NABF), and cracking the WBC world lightweight ratings at No. 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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