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Antonio Orozco Survives a War with Abner Lopez to Win! – Boxing News

PicsArt_07-31-02.31.36_wmBy Anthony “Stacks” Saldaña (At ringside)
Photos by Cynthia “Cindy Lou” Saldaña (At ringside)

Saturday night inside of a sold-out Fantasy Springs Casino Event Center, in Indio, California, two of the top prospects in boxing were showcased as Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, JR. and Antonio “Relentless” Orozco headlined a televised Golden Boy HBO Latino card in separate bouts.

In the main event, San Diego’s Antonio “Relentless” Orozco, 24-0, 16 KO’s took on Abner “Jaeger” Lopez, 25-5, 19 KO’s, a tough fighter from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico known for his heavy punch and endurance in the ring. Orozco who is ranked #1 by the WBC and in the top 10 by all major world sanctioning bodies in division, is one of the most promising contenders in the super lightweight division. Orozco came out gun blazing from the opening bell landing vicious shots to the head and body of Lopez.

Orozco looked dominate until the the 3rd when he was caught with a big uppercut by Lopez. Orozco continued to take a barrage of punches through the 4th. The middle rounds brought lots of hard to score action by both fighters. After the 6th Orozco’s face began to swell up and his left eye started to close. Orozco beat Lopez to the punch and landed more throughout the end of the fight but Lopez clearly landed the harder more effective punches. After 10 the judges had it 99-91(twice) and 97-93 all in favor of Antonio Orozco. Orozco stated after the fight “We were able to make the adjustments in the middle of the fight, out boxing him and sticking and moving. People don’t appreciate that but we got the win and that’s all that matters.” Orozco remains undefeated as he moves to 25-0, 16 KO’s

In the Co-main event of the night, undefeated contender, Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, JR., 20-0, 11 KO’s put his NABF Featherweight Title on the line in a 10-round featherweight fight against Victor “Pitufo” Proa, 28-1-2, 21 KO’s of Monterey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Diaz came out strong and never gave Proa a chance to find his comfort zone. Diaz hurt Proa often and early and ended the fight with a several unanswered punches forcing the referee to step in and stop the fight in the 2nd round giving Diaz a TKO victory. “I wanted to come out tonight and show my power,” said Diaz. “When I landed that left hook that dropped him I knew I had him. and decided to finish him. I knew he was hurt and I wanted to make sure I made a statement that I am a serious contender in the 126 pound division. I am not hurt and am looking forward to fighting again soon, hopefully in the Canelo vs. Smith undercard in September.”

Also on the card Saturday night was super bantamweight Roy “Pitbull” Tapia, 11-1-2, 6 KO’s he battled Jairo Hernandez, 17-9, 9 KO from Torreon, Coahuilla, Mexico in an 8 round Super Bantamweight bout. Fighting for the first time in 2016, Tapia looked good to start against a tough Hernandez who has fights against, McJoe Arroyo, Tomoki Kameda, and undefeated Jorge Lara under his belt. In the first round Tapia stayed on the outside and used his reach to land solid jabs. Rounds 2 and 3 seen Hernandez come inside and beat Tapia to the punch as Tapia never could time his counter punches. Then halfway through the 4th Tapia caught Hernandez with a solid right hook flooring Hernandez. Hernandez beat the count and made it out of the round. The middle rounds gave fans heavy back and forth action and after 8 all three judges had it 77-74 in favor of Roy Tapia who moves 12-1-2, 6 KO’s. After the fight Roy stated “I had a great camp, I made weight easy and I felt strong going in.” Roy also said he’s going to stay in the ring and stay active hoping to fight again after his 60 day mandatory commission rest period due to a cut he received over his right eye in the 3rd round.

Other bouts included:

Nick “La Calavera” Arce, 8-0, 6 KO’s vs. Jesus Aguinaga, 4-4-1 Result: Aguinaga by unanimous decision.

Virgil Ortiz of Grand Prairie, Texas made his pro debut vs. Julio Rodas, 0-2. Result: Ortiz 1st round KO, Ortiz moves to 1-0, 1 KO. Ortiz is a seven-time national champion, and winner of the 2013 Junior Olympics with a record of 140-20. Ortiz began his career at five years old when he was introduced to the sport by his father and began competing at eight-years old. The decorated amateur recently signed with Golden Boy Promotions and is trained by famed trainer Joel Diaz.

To open up the card Cesar Diaz 1-0, 1 KO of Palmdale, California took on Ramiro Ruiz, 0-3 of Monterey, Mexico. Result: Diaz by 3rd round KO, Diaz moves to 2-0, 2 KO’s.

 

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