Prospect of the Month (August): Juan Carlos Camacho
The super flyweight division has been either the best division in the sport or neck and neck with 147. With the unexpected retirement of Joshua Franco, his brother Bam Rodriguez leaving the division, and the other names Chocolatitio, Juan Francisco Estrada, and Ioka aging. The division needed an overhaul to stay on top, and perhaps that's what it has with the arrival of Junto Nakatani, Kosei Tanaka rallying, and now "El Indio" Juan Carlos Camacho. The division has a new life! Camacho absolutely annihilated Jorge Orazco in 150 seconds to move his record to 16-1 (8), put the Superfly division on notice, get the biggest win of his career, and take home our Prospect of the Month Award.
After consecutive decision victories and coming back on a major card aired on DAZN Camacho needed something spectacular. He needed a knockout to catch the eye of the boxing world for little men. If they are not getting KO's, they are probably ain't getting noticed. So Camacho got to work and delivered exactly that. In another exciting chapter of the Puerto Rico vs. Mexico rivalry, Puerto Rico prevailed emphatically. With about 60 seconds remaining in the opening stanza, "El Indio" fired off a left hook to the body, dropping Orozco to both knees. It appeared that was it for the Mexican. However, Orozco valiantly beat the count. He was immediately punished for his courageousness and was dropped again by two vicious left hooks to the body. Referee Santos immediately stopped the fight at the 2:31 mark of the opening round. Orazco remained on the canvas for several minutes.
Camacho can be moved along quite quickly. Orazco was supposed to be a test he was supposed to push and Test "El Indio" after being forced the distance in his last two outings by Carlos Buitrago and Fernando Diaz. That was not the case. There are levels to this, and Camacho showed exactly where he belongs. Estrada is obviously the fight to make and he may be ready if he can't score that and if he can't score Ioka or Chocolatito. There are other intriguing fightsNames like Argi Cortez or Andrew Maloney would represent names, as would Cristian Gonzalez, but Orozco is ready to potentially become Puerto Rico's next great little man and challenge for a world title.
