Vasyl Lomchenko continues his attempt return to a world title shot when he faces Jamaine Ortiz in New York this weekend.
The Ukrainian lost his four belts in 2020 to Teofimo Lopez but has fought twice with wins over Masayoshi Nakatani and Richard Commey in a comeback which was interrupted when he returned to Ukraine following the invasion of his country by Russia.
He now faces Jamaine Ortiz, an unbeaten American whose last outing was a victory over Jamel Herring.
Here is everything you need to know about Lomachenko vs. Ortiz.
Lomachenko vs. Ortiz fight date, start time
- Date: Saturday, October 29
- Time: 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. BST
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 11 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT
The main card is set to get underway at 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. BST with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 10 p.m. ET in the U.S., and 3 a.m. GMT in the UK due to the clocks going back by one hour. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel is Lomachenko vs. Ortiz?
- US: ESPN+
- UK: Sky Sports
US viewers can watch the fight on ESPN+ while those in the UK can watch on Sky Sports.
Where is the Lomachenko vs. Ortiz fight?
The fight takes place at Madison Square Garden Theatre, New York, United States.
Vasyl Lomachenko record and bio
- Nationality: Ukrainian
- Date of birth: February 17, 1988
- Height: 5'7"
- Reach: 65.5"
- Total fights: 18
- Record: 16-2-0 (11 KOs)
Jamaine Ortiz record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Date of birth: April 28, 1996
- Height: 5'8"
- Reach: 69"
- Total fights: 17
- Record: 16-0-1 (8 KOs)
Lomachenko vs. Ortiz fight card
- Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jamaine Ortiz; Lightweight
- Duke Regan vs. Luis Lebron; Featherweight
- Troy Isley vs. Quincy LaVallais; Super welterweight
- Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Ahmed Hefny; Heavyweight
- Abdullah Mason vs. Angel Barrera; Lightweight
- Nico Ali Walsh vs. Billy Wagner; Middleweight
- Robeisy Ramirez vs. Jose Matias Romero; Featherweight
- Haven Brady Jr. vs. Eric Mondragon; Super featherweight
- Delante Johnson vs. Esteban Garcia; Welterweight
- Jorge Chavez vs. Adrian Leyva; Featherweight