
Vergil Ortiz Jr. Is Direct – With Both His Punches and Words
VERGIL ORTIZ JR. WINS THE WBA GOLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE, BUT EXPRESSES SOME DISMAY WITH HIS HOMETOWN OUTING
VERGIL ORTIZ JR. WINS THE WBA GOLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE, BUT EXPRESSES SOME DISMAY WITH HIS HOMETOWN OUTING
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (13-0, 13 KOs) and Antonio "Relentless" Orozco (28-1, 17 KOs) hosted a media workout today at the Irving Police Athletic League in Irving, Texas ahead of their 12-round battle.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (13-0, 13 KOs) and Antonio "Relentless" Orozco (28-1, 17 KOs) hosted a media workout today at the Irving Police Athletic League in Irving, Texas ahead of their 12-round battle.
Rising knockout artist Vergil Ortiz Jr. (13-0, 13 KOs) will return to his hometown of Grand Prairie, Texas to face former world title challenger Antonio “Relentless” Orozco (28-1, 17 KOs) in a 10-round main event in the welterweight division.
Check out what the fighters had to say at the final press conference ahead of the Top Rank on ESPN fight card which takes place this Friday and features Jose Ramirez vs. Antonio Orozco in the main event.
There was mutual respect rather than trash talk at the final press conference on Wednesday for Jose Ramirez's WBC super lightweight title defense against Antonio Orozco, Friday at the Save Mart Center (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PST) in Fresno, Calif.
The wait is over. It took a little longer than expected, but Jose Ramirez will finally return home as a world champion.
The back-and-fourth action in the main event led to a very entertaining 2018 debut for Golden Boy Promotions' LA Fight Club.
Fighters from around the globe do battle when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: JORGE LINARES VS. LUKE CAMPBELL AND ANTONIO OROZCO VS. ROBERTO ORTIZ is seen SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) from The Forum in Inglewood, Cal.
On Saturday, April 1, 2017, Antonio Orozco (26-0, 17 KOs) scored a fourth-round TKO victory against KeAndre Gibson (16-1-1, 7 KOs) to win the USNBC Super Lightweight title at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Before Antonio "Relentless" Orozco (25-0, 16 KOs) and KeAndre "The Truth" Gibson (16-0-1, 7 KOs) square off in a 10-round super lightweight main event for the vacant WBC USNBC Super Lightweight Championship on Saturday, April 1 live from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and broadcast live on Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN, the two fighters discussed their upcoming fight.
Super lightweight standout and undefeated contender Antonio "Relentless" Orozco (25-0, 16 KOs)will face one of his toughest challenges to date, taking on the always-dangerous and exciting Fidel "The Atrisco Kid" Maldonado Jr. (22-3-1, 19 KOs) for the vacant WBC International Super Lightweight Championship.
On July 30, 2016 Antonio Orozco will take on Abner Lopez in a 10-round Welterweight fight at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.
Having taken the 140-pound division by storm, the WBC’s number one-ranked super lightweight “Relentless” Antonio Orozco (24-0, 16 KOs) will continue to pursue a world championship title as a Golden Boy Promotions fighter, retaining the Los Angeles-based company founded by Oscar De La Hoya as his promoter.
"Relentless" Antonio Orozco (24-0, 16 KOs), one of the most promising contenders in the division will be tested in the welterweight division as he takes on Abner "Jaeger" Lopez (25-5, 19 KOs), a tough fighter from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico known for his heavy punch and endurance in the ring.