Lomachenko Decisions Jamaine Ortiz

Vasiliy Lomachenko won a 12-round unanimous decision over Jamaine Ortiz in a lightweight bout that headlined a Top Rank show at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.

In round six, Lomanchenko had swelling under his right eye. Ortiz had swelling over his left eye.

Lomachenko landed 125 of 571 punches. Ortiz landed 122.

Lomachenko, 134.6 lbs of Akkerman, UKR won by scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113 and is now 17-2. Ortiz, 134 lbs of Worcester, MA is 16-1-1.

Robeisy Ramirez stopped Jose Matias Romero in round five of a 10-round featherweight bout.

In round one, Ramirez dropped Romero with a straight left, In round nine, Ramirez turned up that pressure and landed a vicious flurry of punches that was capped off by a hard straight left and the fight was stopped at

Ramirez, 125.4 lbs of Cindhegos, CUB is 11-1 with seven knockouts. Romero, 127.4 lbs of Cordoba, ARG is 26-3.

Richard Torrez Jr. remained undefeated with a third round stoppage over Ahmed Hefny in a scheduled six-round heavyweight bout.

In round one, Torrez landed a chopping left that sent Hefny to the canvas. In round two, Torrez dropped Hefny with a right hook to the body. In round three, Torrez continued to land power shots, and then landed a another right to the body that put Hefny down again, and the fight was stopped at 2:32,

Torrez, 229.4 lbs Tulac, CA is 4-0 with four knockouts. Hefny, 218 lbs of Egypt is 13-3.

Duke Ragan remained undefeated with a eight-round unanimous decision over Luis Lebron in a featherweight bout.

Ragan, 128 lbs of Cincinnati, OH won by scores of 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75 and is now 8-0. Lebron, 128 lbs of Manuel Aprens, PR is 18-5-1.

Nico Ali Walsh remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Billy Wagner in a middleweight fight.

Walsh, 159 lbs of Las Vegas won by scores of 59-55 and 58-56 twice and is now 7-0. Wagner, 159 lbs of Browning, MT is 5-3.

Tiger Johnson remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Esteban Garcia in a junior welterweigt bout.

Johnson, 141.4 lbs of Cleveland won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 6-0. Garcia, 139.2 lbs of El Comino, CA is 15-2.

Troy Isley pounded out an eight-round unanimous decision over Quincy Levallais in a middleweight bout.

Isley, 159 lbs of from Alexandra, VA won by scores of 80-72 and 79-73 twice and is now 8-0. Levallais, 157,4 lbs of Panama City, FL is 14-4-1.

Good-looking prospect Abdullah Mason scored a fourth round stoppage over Angel Barrera in a scheduled six-round lightweight bout.

In round three, Mason dropped Barrera with a straight left. Seconds later, Mason landed a short left on the inside that put Barrera down again. The onslaught bloodied the left side of Barrera’s face.

In round four, Mason landed shots that had Barrera bouncing all over the ring and the out was stopped at 21 seonds.

Mason, 135.6 lbs of Cleveland is 5-0 with four knockouts. Barrera, 135 lbs of Chicago, IL is 4-1.

Haven Brady Jr. remained undefeated with an eight-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Eric Mondragon in a junior lightweight bout.

Brady, 131 lbs of Albany, GA won by scores of 79-73 twice and 78-74 and is now 8-0. Mondragon, 130.6 lbs of Maywood, CA is 7-1-1.




Two State Titles Headline Hitz Boxing on Saturday, June 18th at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Illinois

Chicago, IL (May 11, 2022)–On Saturday night, June 18th, Hitz Boxing will present a night of championship boxing at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Illinois.

The card will be headlined by two Illinois State Title matches.

In the eight-round lightweight title bout, the always exciting Daniel Buenaventura will take on Angel Barrera.

The fight is a rematch of the July 17, 2021 bout that saw Barrera squeak out a majority decision in a back and forth brawl that many Chicago boxing insiders called one of the best fights of the past 25 years,

Buenaventura of Chicago, has a record of 4-3, but that does not tell the story. The 20 year-old has been on the wrong end of debatable decisions, and is now riding a two-fight winning streak, with the latest being a third-round stoppage over Yamin Muhammad on April 1st.

Barrera of Chicago is 3-0 and is coming off a unanimous decision over Isaiah Varnell on November 24th in Rosemont.

In the eight-round super middleweight super middleweight State title bout, popular Jimmy Quiter takes on Simon Edward Buettner.

Quiter of Oak Park, Illinois is 4-1-1 with four knockouts. The 26 year-old Quiter won his first four bouts and will be looking to get back in the win column following his first loss that took place on April 21st to Mirady Zola.

Buettner of Carpentersville, Illinois is 8-1 with four knockouts. Buettner has wins over Sam Horowitz (2-0) and his last bout when he defeated James Ballard (10-2) on July 17, 2021 in Rosemont.

“I am very honored to be bringing back the state titles. It gives fighters, especially young fighters, opportunities to fight for a title that they can represent that state of Illinois. The belt will not only give fighters bragging rights, but it will plant the seeds for many matchups that the local fans will come out to see,” said Bobby Hitz, CEO of Hitz Boxing.

More Bouts will be announced shortly.

Tickets Begin at $50 and can be purchased at the following:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hitz-boxing-presents-the-rosemont-rumble-2-state-titles-on-the-line-tickets-327403130577




Hitz Boxing Returns to The Dome at The Ballpark in Rosemont, Illinois on Friday, April 1st

Chicago, IL.-Chicago’s longest running promotional company, Hitz Boxing returns to The Dome at the Ballpark on Friday night, April 1st with a special night of professional boxing.

In addition to the nine-bout card, the inaugural inductee to the Hitz Boxing Ring of Honor, Mike Jimenez will be enshrined.

No less than seven-undefeated prospects will see action in crowd-pleasing fights.

Two of them, Jimmy Quiter (4-0-1, 4 KOs) of Oak Park, Illinois fights Mirady Lubanzadio Zola (2-0, 1 KO) of Canal Winchester, Ohio in a six-round super middleweight battle. This will be the second consecutive undefeated opponent for Quiter.

One of the highlights of the evening will be the Induction of Jimenez, who was a staple of Hitz Boxing, being enshrined as the first fighter inducted into the Ring of Honor.

“We created the Ring of Honor as a way to pay homage to our former fighters who have been a large part of our success. This will become part of each of our shows going forward. Mike has meant a lot to Hitz Boxing, to the boxing climate of this town, and to a lot of fans,” said Hitz Boxing CEO Bobby Hitz, “Its only right to have him be the first inductee. He headlined so many of our shows and put on great performances. Mike just retired so I am very excited that I can honor him in this way.”

Also seeing action in six-round bouts:

Daniel Buenaventura (3-3) of Chicago fighting Yamin Mohammad (7-18-1, 3 KOs) of Ohio in a lightweight contest.

Dawid Bosak (2-0, 2 KOs) of Rosemont, Illinois squares off with Akeen Black (6-5, 2 KOs) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a junior welterweight bout.

This rest of the show will feature Undefeated fighters in heavyweight Dontae Pettigew (4-0, 3 KOs) of Chicago; super flyweight Javier Rivera (3-0, 1 KO) of Chicago; lightweight Angel Barrera of Chicago and junior welterweight Jorge Perez (2-0, 1 KO) of Chicago will take part in four-round bouts

Also scheduled to see action will be Tommy Hughes (9-2,4 KOs) of Chicago takes in a super middleweight as well as welterweight Sarah French (5-2-1) of Chicago

All bouts subject to change

Tickets are priced between $50 and $200 and can be purchased at the following:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hitz-boxing-presents-the-rosemont-rumble-tickets-265181453867

The show will be streamed live on BXNGTV.com and can be ordered at