Poj vaj, New York (Lub ib hlis ntuj 11, 2018) – Lub Management Matador yog txaus siab ncha moo lub kos npe rau ntawm super featherweight prospect Joshafat Ortiz mus rau ib tug kev tswj daim ntawv cog lus.
Ortiz, 22 xyoo ntawm kev nyeem ntawv, Pennsylvania yog tam sim no 2-0 nrog ib tug knockout. He began boxing at the age of 7 xyoo laus nyob rau hauv Ponce, Puerto Rico. He compiled a record of 42-7 raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, winning lub 2014 Pennsylvania Golden Hnab Looj Tes Championship, thiab ua rau nws rau lub semi-finals ntawm lub 2015 thiab 2016 Ringside Nationals. He was also a quarter-finalist in the 2015 Olympic hlw kom qis qualifiers.
“Kuv xav tias kos npe rau nrog Felipe Gomez yog ib tug zoo khiav mus rau kuv thiab kuv pab neeg” hais tias Ortiz “Kuv paub tseeb tias nrog nws kev paub thiab kev nyob rau hauv qhov kev ua si peb yuav muaj ib tug ntau ntawm cov kev kawm tau zoo ua ke. I’m excited to be able to showcase my talent here at home, in Pennsylvania. Even better, I will be fighting on Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Boxing card. I am looking forward to putting on a show and opening some opportunities for myself.”
“Ortiz yog ib qho exciting fighter nrog ib tug ntau ntawm boxing kev txawj” said Gomez. “I am excited to add him to my stable of fighters. One of the things I love about Ortiz is that he is a humble fighter and dedicated fighter. Together with his advisor Domingo Gonzalez, peb yeej yuav mus ua hauj lwm nyuaj nyob rau hauv lub tsev nws mus rau hauv ib tug tau zus ib.”
