Salido Requests Review, Immediate Rematch From WBO

By Steve Kim

It was a fight that stole the show on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, when Rocky Martinez and Orlando Salido once again battled tooth-and-nail over twelve hard fought rounds. When it was all said and done, Martinez retained his WBO 130-pound title with a draw.

Patricia Morse Jarman had it 115-113 for Martinez, Burt Clement scored it 115-113 in favor of Salido and Glenn Feldman scorecard read 114-114.

But most observers believed that it was Salido that should've gotten his hands raised in victory and crowned the WBO belt-holder, once again.

With that being said, Sean Gibbons of Zanfer Promotions told BoxingScene.com on Monday afternoon - "This morning we sent over to the WBO Championship Committee a request to review the fight with a panel of judges to look over the fight and we're asking for an immediate rematch."

Even without a mandate, Gibbons believes that their will be a third encounter between the two.

"The fans want it, the fans love it, they want it again and they deserve it. Both guys deserve the fight, again. They're made for each other," said Gibbons, who compared this to other past rivalries.

"Again, this is like a (Israel) Vasquez-(Rafael) Marquez, (Erik) Morales-(Marco Antonio) Barrera. This will go down like those type of trilogies and also Puerto Rico-Mexico, one of the great rivalries in the sport."

Showtime is reportedly interested in airing a third go-around between the two.

Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.