Antonio Orozco (born 30 October 1987) is a Mexican professional boxer.
Amateur career Antonio had a very good amateur career, he holds victories over Mexican Olympian, Jessie Vargas and U.S. Olympian, Javier Molina. 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.
Professional career On 11 June 2010, Orozco beat Mike Peralta by unanimous decision in San Diego.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Professional boxing record
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |- |30 |Loss |28–2 |style="text-align:left;"| Vergil Ortiz Jr. |KO |6 (12), |10 August 2019 |style="text-align:left;"|
|29 |Win |28–1 |style="text-align:left;"| Jose Luis Rodriguez |UD |10 |30 March 2019 |style="text-align:left;"|
|28 |Loss |27–1 |style="text-align:left;"| José Carlos Ramírez |UD |12 |14 September 2018 |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |27 |Win |27–0 |align=left| Martin Honorio |UD |8 |16 March 2018 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |26 |Win |26–0 |align=left| KeAndre Gibson |TKO |4 (10), |1 April 2017 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |25 |Win |25–0 |align=left| Abner Lopez |UD |10 |30 July 2016 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |24 |Win |24–0 |align=left| Miguel Acosta |KO |1 (10), |25 March 2016 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |23 |Win |23–0 |align=left| Humberto Soto |UD |10 |3 October 2015 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |-align=center |22 |Win || 22–0 ||align=left| Emanuel Taylor |UD || 10 || 15 May 2015 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |21 |Win || 21–0 ||align=left| Steve Forbes |UD || 8 || 10 October 2014 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |20 |Win || 20–0 ||align=left| Martin Honorio |UD || 10 || 15 May 2014 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |19 |Win || 19–0 ||align=left| Miguel Angel Huerta |KO || 2 (10), || 24 January 2014 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |18 |Win || 18–0 ||align=left| Ivan Hernandez |KO || 3 (10), || 24 August 2013 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |17 |Win || 17–0 ||align=left| Jose Reynoso |TKO || 7 (10), || 3 May 2013 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |16 |Win || 16–0 ||align=left| Danny Escobar |KO || 6 (8), || 10 November 2012 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |15 |Win || 15–0 ||align=left| Alberto Cruz |TKO || 3 (8), || 30 June 2012 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |14 |Win || 14–0 ||align=left| Dillet Frederick |TKO || 3 (8), || 5 May 2012 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |13 |Win || 13–0 ||align=left| Rodolfo Armenta |TKO || 4 (8), || 24 February 2012 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |12 |Win || 12–0 ||align=left| Fernando Rodríguez |UD || 6 || 17 September 2011 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |11 |Win || 11–0 ||align=left| Josh Beeman |KO || 4 (6), || 1 July 2011 || align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |10 |Win || 10–0 ||align=left| Hensley Strachan |KO || 1 (6) || 2 June 2011 ||align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |9 |Win || 9–0 ||align=left| Manuel Aguilar |TKO || 1 , || 18 March 2011 ||align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |8 |Win || 8–0 ||align=left| Humberto Tapia |UD || 6 || 26 August 2010 ||align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |7 |Win || 7–0 ||align=left| Mike Peralta |UD || 6 || 11 June 2010 ||align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |6 |Win || 6–0 ||align=left| Jaime Orrantia |KO || 3 (6), || 25 February 2010 ||align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |5 |Win || 5–0 ||align=left| Mario Angeles |TKO || 1 (4), || 12 November 2009 ||align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |4 |Win || 4–0 ||align=left| Antonio Sorria |TKO || 3 (4), || 4 June 2009 ||align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |3 |Win || 3–0 ||align=left| Yakub Shidaev |UD || 4 || 30 April 2009 ||align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |2 |Win || 2–0 ||align=left| Juan Carlos Diaz |KO || 1 (4), || 26 March 2009 ||align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |1 |Win || 1–0 ||align=left| Ricardo Martinez |TKO ||3 (4), || 27 June 2008 ||align=left| |align=left| |-align=center
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