Jamaine Ortiz meets Keyshawn Davis over twelve rounds on January 31 at Madison Square Garden. The fight is on the Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson undercard. DAZN will stream the card. Ortiz carries a record of 20-2-1 with ten stoppages. Davis remains unbeaten at 13-0 with nine knockouts.
Ortiz holds rankings inside the top fifteen across the four major organizations. He accepted the fight without delay when it was presented. Davis won silver at the 2020 Olympics and now enters the 140-pound division for the first time. Ortiz has already operated at this weight against experienced opposition.
Davis Steps Up in Weight
Davis moves up from lightweight while Ortiz remains settled at super lightweight. Ortiz has fought world-level opposition at 140 and understands the adjustments required. Davis will need to prove he can handle the added physicality and the shift in timing that comes with heavier fighters.
Ortiz trains out of Worcester, Massachusetts, under the promotional banner of Boxlab and CES Boxing. His preparation has been built around movement, conditioning, and ring intelligence. He expects to use all three against Davis, whose amateur pedigree suggests technical sharpness but not necessarily the depth of professional rounds Ortiz has logged.
Experience Against Unbeaten Record
Ortiz has taken losses. Davis has not. That gap in results creates questions about how each man responds under sustained pressure. Ortiz has been extended by top-contender opposition and has adjusted between fights. Davis has looked sharp but has not fought anyone who can match his speed and disrupt his rhythm over twelve rounds.
Amaury Piedra, who runs Boxlab Promotions, has stated confidence in Ortiz’s tools. He pointed to footwork, conditioning, and ring intelligence as advantages. Whether those advantages hold against Davis depends on execution. Ortiz will need to control distance and force Davis into uncomfortable exchanges. If Davis can impose his timing early, the fight shifts in his favor.
Ortiz has made it clear this fight positions him for another world title opportunity. A win over an unbeaten fighter with Davis’s profile would put him back in the conversation at 140. The outcome will clarify whether Ortiz can compete at that level or whether Davis is ready to move past contender-level opposition without difficulty. Madison Square Garden will provide the answer.
*Ortiz is too smart in the ring for Davis.* All these kids think being fast is enough to win but it ain’t chess, it’s boxing. Ring IQ wins fights not TikTok speed.
Ortiz already lost twice so I don’t see how he gonna beat a young hungry fighter like Davis who never lost before. Undefeated fighters got more confidence, that’s a big edge.
Man them losses made Ortiz better tho! He learned stuff from getting beat that Davis never had to deal with yet.
@Tony Brown nah man, undefeated don’t mean unbeatable… sometimes it just means you ain’t been tested real yet 😤
Davis ain’t ready for this weight class. He was good at lightweight but this is different now. Bigger guys hit harder and move different. Ortiz got the experience in this weight, that matters a lot.
Exactly, people act like moving up is easy. Davis might find out quick that it ain’t the same when punches hurt more and you can’t bully with speed.
But Davis got skills too, don’t count him out just yet. Sometimes talent beats experience if the guy sharp enough.
I don’t get why people think Davis gonna walk through Ortiz just because he’s undefeated. That don’t mean nothing when you never fought someone who actually been tested. Ortiz been in tough fights and knows what to do. Davis just fast and flashy 🥊.