Jantony Ortiz Explained

Jantony Ortiz
Realname:Jantony Ortiz Marcano
Nickname:Nenito
Weight:Bantamweight
Height:5 ft 5 in
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Birth Date:21 July 1994
Birth Place:Humacao, Puerto Rico
Style:Orthodox
Total:9
Wins:8
Ko:4
Losses:1

Jantony Ortiz Marcano (born July 21, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer in the bantamweight division. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a bantamweight.

Amateur career

Considered a boxing prodigy, he became the youngest member in the history of the Puerto Rico national boxing team by winning the national championship at the age of 16.[1] While still a youth competitor, Ortiz entered open class tournaments and became the bronze medallist at the 2011 Pan American Games.[2] In May 2012, Ortiz qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.[3] During the olympics, he was defeated in the 'Round of 16' by former European champion David Ayrapetyan. The judges scored the first round 4-4, the second 5–3 in favor of Ayrapetyan, while the third round was scored a highly controversial 6-6.

Ortiz qualified to the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships, the first in over two decades to rely on the 10 point scoring system. In his opening fight, he defeated Severian Chiladze of Georgia by unanimous decision.[4] To advance in the second round, Ortiz defeated the tenth seed of the tournament, Dominican Geraldo Pérez.[5]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
9Loss8-1 Abimael OrtizKO by 5 (8)May 19, 2018
8Win8–0 Lucian GonzálezUD4March 16, 2018
7Win7–0 Hayron SantiagoKO1 (6), Mar 25, 2017
6Win6–0 Geicy LorenzoUD6February 12, 2017
5Win5–0 Luis CosmeTKO3 (6), Aug 8, 2015
4Win4–0 Jaxel MarreroUD4Apr 4, 2015
3Win3–0 Gilberto MendozaUD4Oct 4, 2014
2Win2–0 Edwin RosarioKO1 (4), Jul 11, 2014
1Win1–0 Elio David RuízKO1 (4), Jun 7, 2014

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New stars reach London 2012 Olympic Games quotas in Rio . . 2012-05-11 . 2012-05-13.
  2. Web site: Teenager Jantony Ortiz eliminates strong US boxer in Rio . International Boxing Association (AIBA) . 2012-05-07 . 2012-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512020238/http://www.aiba.org/en-US/news/ozqsp/newsId/4737/news.aspx . 2012-05-12 . dead .
  3. Web site: Puerto Rican and US dominate podiums in Rio de Janeiro . International Boxing Association (AIBA) . 2012-05-12 . 2012-05-13.
  4. News: Jantony Ortiz arranca bien en el Mundial de Boxeo. Primera Hora. Spanish. 2013-10-14. 2013-10-18.
  5. Web site: Boricua Jantony Ortiz avanza en Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo. Metro Puerto Rico. Spanish. 2013-10-18. 2013-10-18.