Teofimo Lopez vs Jamaine Ortiz official promo

Lopez defends WBO junior welterweight title against Ortiz in Las Vegas

Teofimo Lopez faces Jamaine Ortiz in the main event live from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Thursday, February 8. The contest features Brooklyn’s reigning WBO super lightweight champion up against contender of Worcester, Massachusetts.

The official event promo hit the stream today. The video features highlight moments from both fighters’ previous bouts.

Las Vegas-based 26-year-old former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) makes the first defense of his belt. 27-year-old Jamaine Ortiz (17-1-1, 8 KOs) makes his first attempt to land a world title. The championship bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.

The promo clip also features the co-main event fighters, Keyshawn Davis (9-0, 6 KOs) and Jose Pedraza (29-5-1, 14 KOs). The 10-round bout pits unbeaten contender of Norfolk, Virginia against former two-division world champion of Cidra, Puerto Rico. The pair squares off at lightweight.

Parviz Iskenderov
Parviz Iskenderov is a former Muay Thai fighter, sports manager and editor at FIGHTMAG.

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