Orlando Salido Shines, Eyes The JuanMa Rematch
Resurging featherweight Orlando Salido made the first defense of his alphabet title on Saturday evening with an 11th round stoppage over visiting Kenichi Yamaguchi of Japan.
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Photos: Juanma Hits Sonora To Scout Salido-Yamaguchi
Puerto Rican former world champion, Juan Manuel Lopez, arrived in Ciudad Obregon to watch the battle between the featherweight champion of the WBO, Orlando Salido, and Japanese challenger Kenichi Yamaguchi, which takes place this Saturday at the Multipurpose Center in Sonora.
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Photos/Weights: Salido vs Yamaguchi, Juanma Too
CD. OBREGON, SON - The protagonists of the "Pride of Cajeme" that Zanfer and Top Rank will hold on Saturday July 23 at the Multipurpose Center from Ciudad Obregon, had no trouble making weight. The featherweight world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Orlando "Siri" Salido (35-11-2, 23KOs), came in at 126 pounds, while his opponent, Japan's Kenichi Yamaguchi (17-1-2, 4KO), was also 126 LBS. Former champion Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez, who is seeking a rematch with Orlando Salido, came to weigh-in and plans to watch the fight from ringside.
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Orlando Salido: After the Big Win, He's Ready For More
By Cliff Rold - In the biggest win of his career, Orlando Salido (35-11-2, 23 KO) dropped undefeated Juan Manuel Lopez in the fifth, a punctuation mark on a cresting ass whipping that finally culminated in round eight. The 30-year old Mexican veteran, a professional since 1996 who began his paid tenure as a knockout victim, felt like he had finally arrived. Which, when one takes a closer look, is a little odd. After all, the Lopez win marked the third time a fight ended with someone handing Salido a major title belt at Featherweight for photo ops. It was the second time that he got to keep a belt after the post-fight drug test came back. And now we find out if he can keep a belt in the ring. Saturday night, while much of the sport’s attention will be focused on a unification contest in Las Vegas, Salido will be tending to business of his own. Winning a belt is great, even if they aren’t that rare an accomplishment anymore.
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Photos: Salido, Yamaguchi Face To Face at Final Presser
Orlando "Siri" Salido is ready to defend his WBO featherweight crown this Saturday, against the world ranked Kenichi Yamaguchi of Japan in the main event of "Top Rank Live" that will take place in Ciudad Obregon and that will be televised by Fox Deportes in the United States.
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Photos: Orlando Salido-Kenichi Yamaguchi Open Workout
Ciudad Obregon, Sonora - Many fans watched closely, as did the local and national press, as the stars of this weekend's show - "Proud Cajeme" - offered a public workout at a gym in Obregón. WBO world featherweight champion, Orlando "Siri" Salido, and his challenger, Japanese Kenichi Yamaguchi, where they performed exercises fluently and a rounds of shadowboxing.
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Photos: Orlando Salido, Kenichi Yamaguchi Hit Sonora
WBO featherweight champion Orlando "Siri" Salido, and undercard boxer Alex Valdez, had a great time in signing autographs at Plaza Tutuli in Oregon as part of the promotions for this Saturday's event at the Multipurpose Center in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, and will be broadcast by TV Azteca. Salido's opponent Kenichi Yamaguchi of Japan was also there. Hundreds of fans gathered there.
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Orlando Salido Faces Yamaguchi, Mike Oliver Withdraws
Featherweight world champion Orlando "Siri" Salido will make his world title defense against Kenichi Yamagushi in his hometown of Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico on Saturday July 23, after his original opponent Mike Oliver pullout with injury. The Salido-Yamagushi bout will be telecast by Fox Deportes on "Top Rank Live`` and former world champion Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez is expected at ringside, the winner will meet Lopez later this year.
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