By Francisco Salazar

Indio, California - Junior welterweight contender Antonio Orozco might utilize the adage 'Win tonight, look good tomorrow' from his fight Saturday night against Abner Lopez.

Orozco, who is the mandatory challenger to WBC junior welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford, improves to 25-0, 16 KOs. Lopez falls to 23-6, 19 KOs.

It was all Orozco during the first two rounds of the fight. Orozco was the more-effective fighter, connecting with to the head and body of Lopez.

Undaunted, Lopez came on in the third round. His aggressiveness seemed to pay off as he stunned Orozco with a barrage of punches early in the round. Both fighters ended up trading combinations as the round concluded.

From the fourth round on, Lopez walked down Orozco, becoming more aggressive as the fight wore on. Lopez did well with scoring with left hooks to the head of Orozco during the middle rounds.

"He (Lopez) was a strong fighter and we noticed him attempting to walk us down in that (fourth) round," said Orozco after the fight. "We gave him looks and we stuck and moved."

As the bout progressed, Orozco had to deal with a bruise below his left eye and a cut over his left eye. Orozco stood and traded with Lopez, scoring with hooks to the body.

Both fighters had their moments in the final round, exchanging combinations mostly to the head as the bell sounded to end the fight.

All three judges scored the bout in favor of Orozco, 99-91, 99-91, and 97-93.

"We came on stronger in the later rounds," said Orozco, who resides in San Diego. "We got the win and that's what matters."

Featherweight contender Joseph Diaz Jr. (21-0, 12 KOs) made quick work of Victor Proa, stopping him in round two. Diaz pressed the action from the opening round, forcing the smaller Proa to fight off his back foot.

About 30 seconds into round two, a left hand dropped Proa (28-2-2, 21 KOs) face-first onto the canvas. Proa fought on, but it was only a matter of time Diaz would hurt him again. Diaz forced Proa against the ropes, raining a barrage of punches that forced referee Raul Caiz, Jr. to step in and stop the bout at 1:07.

"I wanted to sit down more on my punches and show my power," said Diaz after the fight. "I'm ready to get back in the ring and I would love to fight on that 'Canelo' (Alvarez) card on September 17."

Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing