Who won Lomachenko vs Ortiz?
Vasyl Lomachenko beat Jamaine Ortiz by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 29th October 2022 at Madison Square Garden Theater in 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, Richard Torrez Jr defeated Ahmed Hefny and Nico Ali Walsh was victorious over Billy Wagner.
Lomachenko vs Ortiz stats
Back in October 2022, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 loses 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 79 more professional rounds, 188 to Ortiz's 109.
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 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Masayoshi Nakatani on 26th June 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 17th October 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 beat Luke Campbell on 31st August 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 12th April 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 beat Jamel Herring on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Resorts World Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Nahir Albright on 18th February 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 24th April 2021 by majority draw in their 8 round contest at Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee.
Before that, he had defeated Sulaiman Segawa on 28th November 2020 by knockout in the 7th round at Staples Center, Los Angeles.
He had won against Luis Ronaldo Castillo on 28th February 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Ortiz?
Vasyl Lomachenko was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Jamaine Ortiz made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.
