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Antonio Orozco vs. Miguel
Angel Huerta Headlines Jan. 24 "Golden Boy Live!" At Fantasy
Springs
FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes’ Golden Boy Live! series
returns to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. on
Friday, Jan. 24 to kick-off 2014 with a hard-hitting main
event featuring San Diego’s undefeated Antonio “Relentless”
Orozco as he puts his undefeated record on the line against
fellow power-puncher Miguel Angel “El Anestesista” Huerta of
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico in a 10-round junior
welterweight fight. Also featured on the night of boxing
will be a 10-round IBF Super Welterweight Final Elimination
bout between former World Champion Cornelius “K9” Bundrage
and Miami’s Joey “Twinkle Fingers” Hernandez.
Rapidly becoming one of the most intimidating fighters in
the junior welterweight division, Antonio “Relentless”
Orozco (18-0, 14 KO’s) stopped his last six opponents by way
of knockout, including veterans Ivan Hernandez and Jose
Reynoso and fellow prospect Danny Escobar. On Jan. 24, the
26-year-old from San Diego returns for his third appearance
at Fantasy Springs when he faces a rugged veteran in Huerta.
Hard-hitting southpaw “El Anestesista” (27-11-1, 18 KO’s)
has tested several top-notch fighters over the years, with
big wins over Daniel Alicea, Efren Hinojosa and Darling
Jimenez proving that when the bell rings, the Mexico City
product is always ready for battle. The always-tough Huerta
is looking forward to upsetting Orozco.
Eager to prove his boxing life begins at 40, Detroit’s
former World Champion Cornelius “K9” Bundrage (32-5, 19
KO’s) is eager to defeat Joey Hernandez on Jan. 24 and put
himself back in line for a shot at becoming a world champion
again. The former IBF 154-pound world champion from 2010,
when he knocked out Cory Spinks, to 2013 when he lost a
controversial majority decision to Ishe Smith, Bundrage
plans on letting his heavy hands go and adding another
knockout to his record.
Miami southpaw Joey “Twinkle Fingers” Hernandez (23-1-1, 13
KO’s) has long been one of South Florida’s best-kept
secrets. The winner of eight straight bouts, five by
knockout, and owner of the USBO and the WBC USNBC titles at
154 pounds, Hernandez is on the brink of a shot at a world
title. The 29-year-old is back in action after a victory
over James Winchester in November of last year and ready to
take on Bundrage of Jan. 24.
Orozco vs. Huerta is a 10-round junior welterweight bout
presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona
and O’Reilly Auto Parts. The FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes
broadcast airs live at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at $25, $35 and $45, are on sale now at the
Fantasy Springs Box Office, by calling (800) 827-2946 or
online at
www.fantasyspringsresort.com.
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