ORLANDO, Florida — Boxing is littered with instances where two fighters faced off in the amateurs and pros.

Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney fought six times before they headlined a DAZN PPV in April 2024 against each other. Shane Mosley and Vernon Forrest met in the amateurs before the latter emerged victorious in both of their fights in the pros. Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach and Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall also fit the bill.

If everything were to break right for Jamaine Ortiz, he'd meet IBF junior welterweight Richardson Hitchins to add themselves to the list. In 2015, Ortiz won.

“I beat him in the amateurs, and I think it would be a great fight to run it back,” Ortiz told The Ring. “I think he wants his lick back to try and fight me. I’ll do a second run on him and beat him twice."

Familiarity helps. There are few surprises.

“You’ve been in the ring with them,” Ortiz said. “Even if it was some time before, there are some tools you can’t change. You definitely develop, you get stronger, you get wiser, you get smarter, but there's something about them that still stays the same. As long as you got some comfort with something like their timing, it makes it easier to adapt and adjust. You have something that you can expect.”

Any hopes of earning a shot at Hitchins (20-0, 8 KOs) are first predicated on Ortiz winning Saturday when he faces Ambiorix Bautista (19-2, 11 KOs) in a 10-round junior welterweight bout at Caribe Royale on a Most Valuable Promotions Card on DAZN. Ortiz (19-2-1, 9 KOs) was first set to face former junior welterweight title challenger Steve Claggett (39-8-2, 27 KOs), but he withdrew with an injury.

Ortiz has won two straight fights since his lackluster unanimous-decision defeat to WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) in February 2024. “The Technician” stopped Cristian Ruben Mino in the fourth round on Nov. 1 and overcame a slow start to defeat Yomar Alamo by unanimous decision on March 15 in Orlando.

Ortiz is ranked No. 8 (IBF), No. 10 (WBA) and No. 11 (WBC/WBO). While his best path to another chance at another title shot will likely be through the IBF to face Hitchins or the WBA to face Gary Antuanne Russell, he knows he has to do more than just get his hand raised. Ortiz needs to make a statement starting with Bautista.

“Winning isn't just enough," Ortiz said. "Winning is important. You’ve got to win, that's No. 1. No. 2 is you’ve got to win impressively. Third, I think you need what can be marketed. Is your performance marketable? And it's making sure you have those types of performances that make the highlight reels, and I think that's what would lead to the bigger fights and make it easier to make those things happen.”