Jhon Orobio has a new opponent for his eight-round fight this Thursday in Montreal.
The unbeaten junior welterweight will now face Mexico’s Ivan Basurto Monroy at Montreal Casino. Basurto, 10-8 (10 KOs), of Queretaro, Mexico steps in on less than a week's notice after the original opponent, South African Xolisani Ndongeni, withdrew last week due to an injury sustained in training.
The 28-year-old Basurto is coming in off two straight losses, though he did score back-to-back stoppages prior to that against boxers with winning records. His most notable opponent came in 2017, when he fought a teenaged Isaac Cruz, losing by third-round stoppage.
The 22-year-old Orobio, a native of Cali, Colombia who is now based in Montreal, has fought all but one of his 14 previous fights in the Canadian province of Quebec since turning pro in 2023. Promoter Camille Estephan of Eye of the Tiger Management believes Orobio has a high ceiling in his career.
“He punches very hard for that division. He punches with the most power honestly pound for pound in Marc Ramsay’s gym,” said Estephan.
“We think he’s going to become world champion and be a major star.”
The card will be headlined by the 12-round super middleweight fight between Osleys Iglesias and Vladimir Shishkin and will be streamed live on punchinggrace.com.
