Juanma Waits For Salido Confirmation as Big Bear Nears
By Jhonny Gonzalez
Former two division champion Juan Manuel 'Juanma' Lopez is waiting for confirmation that a February rematch with Orlando Salido is secured. In April of this year, Salido stunned Lopez (31-1, 28KOs) with an eight round stoppage to capture the WBO featherweight championship. Lopez returned a few months later with a first round knockout of Mike Oliver. For the first time in his career, the once-beaten Puerto Rican boxer is planning to train in Big Bear, California. He plans to finalize his training schedule in the coming days.
"[Big Bear] is what we have in mind. We believe the area will provide us with a quiet place to concentrate only on boxing, and the high altitude will help me gain a better physical condition. I hope that my next opponent is Salido," Lopez said. "I would train for four to six weeks in Big Bear. It depends on who the next opponent will be, and the exact date of the next fight. But I want to go to Big Bear for the tradition that exists in training there and the high altitude of the area."
