Former world title challenger Antonio “Relentless” Orozco (28-1, 17 KOs) is prepared to invade enemy territory in his 12-round fight against hometown hero Vergil Ortiz Jr. (13-0, 13 KOs) for the WBA gold welterweight title on August 10 at The Theatre at Grand Prairie in Grand Prairie, Texas.
“Going to a fighter’s hometown is a situation that I’ve been in before when I fought for a world title,” said Orazco. “I went in there determined to win. For this particular fight, I have the same determination, but I’m looking for a different outcome. I just want to win. I need a big win.”
“Because he is young, you can see that Vergil is a fighter that wants to put on a show. That’s a big danger in any fight, and it’s something you have to look out for. Vergil is just that type of fighter, very exciting, aggressive. We have to be ready for that.
“I know that he’s never been past the fourth or fifth round but can’t just rely on that. We have to make our fight. These are just statistics, facts that are put out there. Once we’re up in the ring, the scenarios can change.”
WOW this is for the WBA GOLD title. How amazing is that, do they consider this better than their interim title? There REGULAR title, their jr title? Their Silver title? Or is this like their 40 other worthless ridiculous titles? I mean a GOLD TITLE is it made of full gold, or is it a gold plated nickel and dime P.O.S like most of their 10 CENT titles? Well WBA what other forms of garbage are you selling today? What about a moon landing title, don’t you just love it? 🙂
How do they get fighters to pay sanctioning fees for these garbage titles? They should all get together and refuse to pay these and put these criminals out of business. Only hope for boxing to be a main sport again is to get rid of all the current organizations.
This fight could end Orozco’s boxing career or at least relegate him to be just a gate keeper. Ortiz is a fast train, too fast IMO. At 21 and 13-0 he is heading towards the big lions on his division and should be some caution, no need to rush him. At 140 or 147 the competition is fiercely strong at the top level and is better to be ready, mature and experienced when arriving. If he stops Orozco I think he should fight two more guys at the same or a bit higher level, before to challenge for a world title.