PICKS: TEOFIMO LOPEZ VS. JAMAINE ORTIZ & KEYSHAWN DAVIS VS. JOSE PEDRAZA

By: Jay Calderon

On Thursday, February 8, at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and live on ESPN, world Jr. Welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez will take on contender Jamaine Ortiz.

Lopez (19-1, 13KOs) last competed in June of last year, handing Josh Taylor his first professional defeat and snatching the gold at 140 pounds in the process. Ortiz (17-1-1, 8KOs) was last seen in September, earning a decision over Antonio Moran.

In the co-featured bout of the evening, rising prospect Keyshawn Davis (9-0, 6KOs) will battle former titlist Jose Pedraza (29-5-1, 14KOs) in Lightweight action.

Check out my picks for Lopez-Ortiz and Davis-Pedraza in the video above.

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