Antonio Orozco and Joseph Diaz Jr. among Golden Boy Promotions’ biggest prospects

Since starting his professional career in 2008, Antonio Orozco’s singular focus has been to win fights and tilt the spotlight in his direction.

But he took a brief break from that approach Wednesday.

“The media is always putting the camera on us. Let’s put the camera on the media,” Orozco said, raising his iPhone to take a picture at the Golden Boy Promotions office in Los Angeles. “Come on guys, wave. Get in, get in.”

When Orozco (24-0, 14 knockouts) gets in the ring on July 30, things will be back to normal. The super lightweight fight, against Abner Lopez (23-5, 19 knockouts) at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, could be one of the Los Angeles native’s last steps to a world title shot. Eric Gomez, who’s second in command to Oscar De La Hoya at Golden Boy, said Orozco could get that opportunity before the end of 2016. Tony Walker, the director of HBO Sports, called the 28-year-old a future pay-per-view star.

Orozco, who didn’t discuss any opponent but the one in front of him, is fixing his undivided attention on Lopez. The future, he says, will take care of itself.

“You just have to win, and you just have to show that you are always improving,” said Orozco, who will be fighting at Fantasy Springs for the sixth time. “Of course, there’s winning in style, winning in an exciting way and all that. But I signed up to box, that’s it, and you have to win.”

The card will air on HBO Latino, and Orozco is co-headlining it with undefeated featherweight Joseph Diaz (20-0, 11 knockouts).

Diaz is from South El Monte and, according to Gomez, another of Golden Boy’s biggest prospects. He doesn’t yet have an opponent for July 30, but said a fighter who likes to move around the ring is ideal. He’s beaten guys who like to slug it out in the center of the ring, he said, but the opportunity to show his mobility and skill would prove why he’s also ready for a world title fight.

The 23-year-old southpaw will defend his North American Boxing Federation featherweight belt Saturday in Indio.

“I feel like I’m already a world-title contender. A lot of people probably think I’m still an up-and-coming fighter, and that’s OK,” Diaz said. “I’m willing to prove to them that I am a world-title contender July 30, and maybe in September as well.”

Both Orozco and Diaz, with zero losses between them, are hoping to use this card as a springboard to bigger opportunities.

Golden Boy has plans for the rest of 2016. HBO thinks both fighters will be a part of the company’s future. Now it’s up to them to climb closer to the top of their respective divisions.

“Both guys are ready,” Gomez said. “Both guys are ready for world titles.”

Taking away opportunities

Diaz’s first professional fight was against Vicente Alfaro in Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2015.

The date is significant because Diaz was fresh off an Olympic appearance for the U.S. in London and was eligible for the Olympics only because he was an amateur. It helped him build a following, he said Tuesday, and gain momentum before beating Alfaro and winning seven fights in 2013.

Olympic boxing has seen a lot of changes over the years, the most notable being that professional boxers are now eligible to fight for their countries.

As a boxer who built the foundation for his career at the Olympics, even without winning a medal, Diaz doesn’t agree with that decision.

“The pros shouldn’t be allowed to be attending the Olympics because they already had the opportunity to be in the Olympics, they had their shot,” Diaz said. “I think they have to give these up-and-coming fighters, these amateurs, the shot at greatness and the shot to build a fan base and to get that gold medal and have a fan base for which they can start their professional career with.”

Diaz also thinks having professional boxers at the Olympics could lead to more tangible problems.

“I feel like somebody could get hurt, especially with fighters like Manny Pacquiao or Canelo [Alvarez] fighting in the amateurs, man,” he said. “It’s very dangerous for those types of amateurs because they never fought anybody like that. The amateurs should just be amateurs, and the Olympics should be nothing but amateurs.”

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