Antonio Orozco (boxer)

Antonio Orozco (born 30 October 1987) is a Mexican professional boxer.

Antonio had a very good amateur career, he holds victories over Mexican Olympian, Jessie Vargas and U.S. Olympian, Javier Molina.^[1] Orozco boxed out of The Garden City Boxing Club where he was trained by five trainers. His original trainers included Ignacio "Buck" Avila, Antonio Orozco Sr., Manuel Rios, Juan M. Aldana Jr. and Alfred Ritz.

On 11 June 2010, Orozco beat Mike Peralta by unanimous decision in San Diego.^[2]

In July 2011, Antonio beat the veteran Josh Beeman by knockout. This was the first time he had ever been knocked down in a fight.^[3]

On 14 September 2018, fought for a world title for the first time in his career, against Jose Carlos Ramirez, for the WBC light welterweight belt. In action-packed fight, Orozco got dropped twice by Ramirez, once in the fourth and once in the eighth round. Ramirez was also the more active fighter, especially towards the end of the fight, earning him the unanimous decision win over Orozco.^[4]

In his next bout, Orozco got a comeback win against Jose Luis Rodriguez. This was Orozco's first fight under legendary trainer Freddie Roach. Both boxers had they say throughout the fight, but Orozco got the edge with his aggressiveness and boxing skills, en route to a unanimous decision win.^[5]

On 10 August 2019, Orozco fought undefeated rising prospect Vergil Ortiz Jr. Orozco got dropped three times by Ortiz Jr, which culminated in a TKO victory for Ortiz Jr in the sixth round.^[6]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
30	Loss	28–2	Vergil Ortiz Jr.	KO	6 (12), 2:16	10 August 2019	The Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S.
29	Win	28–1	Jose Luis Rodriguez	UD	10	30 March 2019	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
28	Loss	27–1	José Carlos Ramírez	UD	12	14 September 2018	Save Mart Center, Fresno, California, U.S.	For WBC light welterweight title
27	Win	27–0	Martin Honorio	UD	8	16 March 2018	Belasco Theater, Los Angeles
26	Win	26–0	KeAndre Gibson	TKO	4 (10), 1:31	1 April 2017	The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
25	Win	25–0	Abner Lopez	UD	10	30 July 2016	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
24	Win	24–0	Miguel Acosta	KO	1 (10), 1:54	25 March 2016	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
23	Win	23–0	Humberto Soto	UD	10	3 October 2015	StubHub Center, Carson, California
22	Win	22–0	Emanuel Taylor	UD	10	15 May 2015	US Airway Centre, Phoenix, Arizona
21	Win	21–0	Steve Forbes	UD	8	10 October 2014	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
20	Win	20–0	Martin Honorio	UD	10	15 May 2014	Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, California
19	Win	19–0	Miguel Angel Huerta	KO	2 (10), 1:00	24 January 2014	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
18	Win	18–0	Ivan Hernandez	KO	3 (10), 1:39	24 August 2013	StubHub Center, Carson, California
17	Win	17–0	Jose Reynoso	TKO	7 (10), 1:13	3 May 2013	The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, Nevada
16	Win	16–0	Danny Escobar	KO	6 (8), 2:06	10 November 2012	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
15	Win	15–0	Alberto Cruz	TKO	3 (8), 3:00	30 June 2012	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
14	Win	14–0	Dillet Frederick	TKO	3 (8), 1:45	5 May 2012	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
13	Win	13–0	Rodolfo Armenta	TKO	4 (8), 1:09	24 February 2012	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada
12	Win	12–0	Fernando Rodríguez	UD	6	17 September 2011	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
11	Win	11–0	Josh Beeman	KO	4 (6), 1:42	1 July 2011	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
10	Win	10–0	Hensley Strachan	KO	1 (6)	2 June 2011	Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, California
9	Win	9–0	Manuel Aguilar	TKO	1 (6), 1:42	18 March 2011	Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, California
8	Win	8–0	Humberto Tapia	UD	6	26 August 2010	Club Nokia, Los Angeles, California
7	Win	7–0	Mike Peralta	UD	6	11 June 2010	Four Points Sheraton Hotel, San Diego, California
6	Win	6–0	Jaime Orrantia	KO	3 (6), 0:47	25 February 2010	Four Points Sheraton Hotel, San Diego, California
5	Win	5–0	Mario Angeles	TKO	1 (4), 2:36	12 November 2009	Four Points Sheraton Hotel, San Diego, California
4	Win	4–0	Antonio Sorria	TKO	3 (4), 3:00	4 June 2009	Four Points Sheraton Hotel, San Diego, California
3	Win	3–0	Yakub Shidaev	UD	4	30 April 2009	4th and B, San Diego, California
2	Win	2–0	Juan Carlos Diaz	KO	1 (4), 1:08	26 March 2009	Four Points Sheraton Hotel, San Diego, California
1	Win	1–0	Ricardo Martinez	TKO	3 (4), 1:43	27 June 2008	Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 February 2011)
• Boxing record for Antonio Orozco from BoxRec (registration required)