{"id":10892,"date":"2019-02-21T20:01:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T20:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/jamaine-ortiz-vs-ricardo-quiroz-por-titulo-juvenil-del-wbc-2\/"},"modified":"2019-02-21T20:02:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T20:02:59","slug":"jamaine-ortiz-vs-ricardo-quiroz-for-wbc-youth-title-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/jamaine-ortiz-vs-ricardo-quiroz-for-wbc-youth-title-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaine Ortiz vs. Ricardo Quiroz for WBC Youth title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jamaine Ortiz vs. Ricardo Quiroz for WBC Youth title<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The belt has been worn by some of the sport\u2019s all-time greats, whether it\u2019s pound-for-pound kings from another era or today\u2019s rising stars.<\/p>\n

Canelo Alvarez, Timothy Bradley Jr., Danny Garcia, Humberto Soto, Jorge Arce, Leo Santa Cruz \u2014 all at one time or another were crowned youth champions by the World Boxing Council, arguably the sport\u2019s most recognizable sanctioning body, and all went on to become world champions, cementing their status as ring legends.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Feb. 23rd, 2019, two undefeated lightweights will have the opportunity to join the long list of former and current youth champions, many of whom, again, have gone on to achieve greatness unmatched by their peers.<\/p>\n

Twenty-two-year-old Worcester, Mass., prospect Jamaine Ortiz (9-0, 4 KOs) faces 21-year-old Oxnard, Calif., standout Ricardo Quiroz (10-0, 5 KOs) at Twin River Casino Hotel in an eight-round bout on the main card of CES Boxing\u2019s 2019 season opener on VIVE TV Network for the vacant WBC World Youth Lightweight Title, a belt previously held by former champions Juan Diaz, Daniel Estrada and Josesito Lopez.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready for this fight. I\u2019ve been working hard and I\u2019ve been waiting for an opportunity like this since I turned pro,\u201d Quiroz said. \u201cI have a great team with me and I will bring that WBC title home with me to Oxnard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to putting on a great show,\u201d Ortiz said, \u201cand being crowned the new WBC Youth World Champion. It\u2019s a stepping stone toward becoming the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ortiz-Quiroz fight card Feb. 23rd. Tickets for the event start at $47 and are available online at www.cesboxing.com or www.showclix.com or by phone at 401-724-2253\/2254.<\/p>\n

The WBC Youth Title is as prestigious as it gets for fighters 23 and younger. Time has proven the famed green belt is a legitimate stepping stone to world-title success. From Alvarez to Arce, many notable WBC youth alumni have gone on to reach boxing\u2019s pinnacle. Alvarez, who captured the WBC Youth title as a welterweight in 2009, is boxing\u2019s most recognizable star, a world champion in three different weight classes and one of the richest athletes in professional sports after signing a $365 million deal with video streaming service DAZN in October.<\/p>\n

Other former youth title-holders who\u2019ve gone on to win world titles include Erik Skoglund, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Kermit Cintron, Devon Alexander, Rodolfo Lopez, Billy Dib and Daniel Ponce De Leon. In an interesting side note, Connecticut\u2019s Chad Dawson joined that list in 2007 when he won the first of four world titles by defeating Tomasz Adamek for the then vacant WBC light heavyweight belt.<\/p>\n

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