Jamaine Ortiz: ‘Being undisciplined is the worst thing that you can be in this sport’

Jamaine Ortiz

When and why you started boxing:
I started boxing when I was just seven years old. Iโ€™d often fight both inside and outside of school, so going to the gym helped to channel my aggression.

Favourite all-time fighter:
Roy Jones Jnr is my favourite fighter of all time. I liked his style in the ring and the way that he boxed.

Best fight youโ€™ve seen:
There are so many different fights to choose from that I couldnโ€™t pick just one.

Personal career highlight:
The highlight of my career so far was my most recent fight [in November last year], when I opened the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jnr [exhibition] undercard. I knocked out Sulaiman Segawa in the seventh round.

Toughest opponent:
Currently, I canโ€™t really say who my toughest opponent has been.

Best and worst attributes as a boxer:
Discipline is the best attribute that any boxer can have. Being undisciplined is the worst thing that you can be in this sport.

Training tip:
In the gym, you shouldnโ€™t try to preserve energy in order to do more rounds. Instead, you should give it all you can and work your rounds up from there.

Favourite meal/restaurant:
My favourite meal is frutti di mare โ€“ itโ€™s a seafood pasta. I havenโ€™t really got a particular favourite restaurant, though.

Other sportsperson you would like to be:
I wouldnโ€™t want to be someone else, as Iโ€™m happy just being myself.

Last film/TV show you saw:
The last movie that I watched was the new Coming to America sequel [Coming 2 America].

Who would play you in a film of your life:
If itโ€™s a movie about my life then Iโ€™d play myself.

Have you ever been starstruck:
I donโ€™t think that Iโ€™ve ever been starstruck before.

Last time you cried:
I canโ€™t actually remember the last time that I cried.

Best advice received:
The best piece of advice that Iโ€™ve received is to always pray.

Worst rumour about yourself:
There arenโ€™t any rumours about me that I can think of.

Something not many people know about you:
Iโ€™m deep into the stock market with trading and investing.

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