Who won Lomachenko vs Ortiz?
Vasyl Lomachenko beat Jamaine Ortiz by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 29th, 2022, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 115-113 in favor of winner Vasyl Lomachenko.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
Also on the undercard Robeisy Ramirez beat Jose Matias Romero, Troy Isley defeated Quincy LaVallais, Richard Torrez Jr was victorious over Ahmed Hefny, Nico Ali Walsh beat Billy Wagner, and Abdullah Mason defeated Angel Barrera.
Lomachenko vs Ortiz stats
Back in October 2022, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.
Jamaine Ortiz made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 1 draw.
Vasyl Lomachenko was the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.
Ortiz had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lomachenko. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Vasyl Lomachenko fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jamaine Ortiz was an orthodox fighter.
Lomachenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 74 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Ortiz's 125.
Lomachenko vs Ortiz form
Lomachenko had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Richard Commey on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Masayoshi Nakatani on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Teofimo Lopez on October 17, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Before that, he had beaten Luke Campbell on August 31, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
He had won against Anthony Crolla on April 12, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Super World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.
Ortiz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jamel Herring on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Resorts World Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Nahir Albright on February 18, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Florida.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Joseph Adorno on April 24, 2021, by majority draw in their 8 round contest at Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee.
Before that, he had defeated Sulaiman Segawa on November 28, 2020, by knockout in the 7th round at Staples Center, Los Angeles.
He had won against Luis Ronaldo Castillo on February 28, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Palladium, Worcester.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jamaine Ortiz had been fighting more than Vasyl Lomachenko.
Going into this contest, Vasyl Lomachenko had last fought 10 months and 18 days ago, while Jamaine Ortiz's last outing had been 5 months and 8 days ago.
Lomachenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
Ortiz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
What time did Lomachenko vs Ortiz start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Lomachenko vs Ortiz?
The ESPN+ show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Ortiz?
Vasyl Lomachenko was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Jamaine Ortiz made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.