Dan Rafael danrafaelespn
Chance HBO co-feature of Orozco-Ortiz will be canceled. Orozco 6-7 pounds overweight. #boxing
Mike Coppinger@MikeCoppinger
Orozco-Ortiz fight is off. Orozco refused to come down for weigh-in. Ortiz missed weight anyway at 142.5 pounds
Mike Coppinger@MikeCoppinger
It's possible HBO will elevate a fight to the co-feature slot, that's still being sorted out
Ortiz was willing to go forward and put on weight but Orozco said he was physically sick and couldn't go through with the fight. Why doesn't he just move to 147?
ok that makes sense because if both guys were over who cares no title is on the line just increase the weight limit and still fight. Something must of been wrong with him to pass on such a big opportunity the weekend after the canelo fight.
he's the number 1 contender for one of the belts at 140 and top ranked for all the others in line for a title shot especially if crawford vacates and moves to 147 I think that's why he doesn't want to move up yet until he got one of them belts. But this is the second time he's missed weight/pulled out an HBO fight. Did it last year losing a title eliminator against Maldonado. If I'm HBO I don't want to hear this kids name again screwed them twice.
Ortiz was willing to go forward and put on weight but Orozco said he was physically sick and couldn't go through with the fight. Why doesn't he just move to 147?
Orozco seemed to be on the cusp after beating Taylor, and then he started having lackluster performances and weight issues. He's really ****ed up his momentum.
This is bizarre so both guys were off weight? Way to blow a huge opportunity co-main event on the same night they replaying the Canelo/GGG fight. SMH
If Ortiz was over anyway it's not for a title why not just increase the weight and have the fight at 145 or whatever?
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Antonio Orozco was scheduled to fight Roberto Ortiz in the 10-round co-feature, but shortly before it was time to step on the scale, he was nowhere to be found.
Representatives from Golden Boy Promtions made contact with Orozco in his room at the Renaissance in Los Angeles, and they were informed he had no plans to hop in the elevator and stroll over to the weigh-in being held in the hotel conference room.
Ortiz missed weight anyway. He was 142.5 pounds for the junior welterweight fight.
Sources told ******.com that it’s possible another undercard fight will be elevated to to the telecast, but no decision had been made at time of publication.
https://www.******.com/518157-antonio-orozco-fails-appear-weigh-hbo-fight-off/