Jamaine Ortiz entered his 10-round bout in opposition to Cristian Mino on Friday evening promising an explosive efficiency.
He delivered on his promise at at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Fla., pulling down Mino in each spherical to attain the stoppage victory on the 2:00 mark of the fourth.
“The Technician” Ortiz put the frustration of his shut factors loss to WBO junior welterweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez in February behind him, strolling down the noticeably smaller Mino from the opening bell and mixing up his assault to the physique and head.
Late within the first body, Ortiz rocked “Piedrita” Mino with a proper hand upstairs earlier than pummeling the 27-year-old Argentinean journeyman to the canvas.
Issues didn’t enhance for Mino within the second when he was decked once more, this time from a physique shot. Mino boxed to outlive the remainder of the spherical, however it solely regarded like a matter of time.
It was all Ortiz within the third as he continued to pour on the stress. Mino merely didn’t have the ability, the ability or the accuracy to maintain Ortiz off him. With little greater than 30 seconds to go within the spherical, Mino discovered himself on the canvas once more, this time courtesy of a three-punch mixture. He received to his toes with blood pouring from his nostril.
Frustration was starting to indicate with Mino within the fourth when he picked up Ortiz across the waist and body-slammed him to the canvas. It value him a degree from referee Michael DeJesus.
The battle didn’t final for much longer. Ortiz continued to again Mino up, sending him down for the fourth and last time with a left hook to the pinnacle adopted by a left hook to the physique.
It was a confidence-building win for Ortiz in opposition to an overmatched opponent.
“I used to be stunned he stored getting up, however I got here in understanding was going to be powerful. I hear them Argentineans are powerful, so I used to be anticipating nothing much less, ” mentioned the 28-year-old Ortiz from Worcester, Massachusetts on the conclusion of the DAZN telecast.
“This efficiency was a great efficiency. I give it a B. I’m all the time a tough critic on myself, however that is only a forewarning for all these different 140s within the division.”
Ortiz’s main goal is WBA junior welterweight titleholder Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela (14-2, 9 KOs).
“Rayo is the champ at 140 proper now and that’s who I’m coming after,” Ortiz mentioned. “It’s only a truthful warning that each efficiency after that is going to look identical to that.
“I’m simply ready for that world title to return, that chance that I do know goes to return quickly. I’ll be a world champion actual quickly.
“Proper now, Rayo is on high of my hit checklist. Additionally [IBF titleholder Liam] Paro, Richardson Hitchins, I do know he’s combating for a world title too. If he comes away with a victory, I’d wish to battle him. And I’d like to run it again with Teofimo Lopez.”
After his victory tonight, Ortiz raises his file to 18-2 with 9 knockouts, whereas Mino falls to 24-10-2 with 17 knockouts.
