Lomachenko vs. Salido is Targeted For January 25th

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Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas - The plan appears to be on schedule. Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Vasyl Lomachenko (1-0, 1KO) will get the opportunity to challenge for a world title on January 25th at The Theater in New York's Madison Square Garden. The talented boxer made his pro debut on Saturday night, where he stopped seasoned fighter Jose Ramirez (24-3, 15KOs) in the fourth round. Ramirez was down twice from hard shots to the body.

The plan, even prior to his debut, was to match him against the winner of Orlando Salido vs. Orlando Cruz, which took place on the same event for the vacant WBO featherweight championship. Salido (40-12-2, 28KOs) knocked Cruz (20-3-1, 10KOs) out in the seventh round to capture the belt.

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"Now we look forward to January 25th in the Big Apple, where Vasyl Lomachenko and his team will try to realize their dream of winning a world title. They said to me before they started out, that they wanted to fight for a world title in their first fight. Under the rules, that was not possible. So I told them to fight a top contender, and if they beat a top contender then I would arrange a world title fight in the second fight, which would be in Madison Square Garden on January 25th. One of the great things about fighting in New York is there are many thousands of Ukrainians," Arum said.

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MDPopescuMon Oct 14, 2013, 11:25 AM UTC

Huh? I mean I hear the argument that the wsb is a bit like the pros, but the gloves are different the scoring is different and there are various other minor rules differences - and it is comprised of amateurs fighters fighting in amateur styles. Not only this, but Loma has only fought in 1 wsb competition the 2012-13 and had 6 fights. So even if you were to call these pro (which I don't, they are Semi- Pro for my money) he's been a 'pro' for 1 year and 6 fights. This argument that the wsb fights count as pro-bouts is a strategem devised to discourage Ams from going down the AIBA wsb or Pro-Am routes, knowing that they are likely (given the fight frequency and quality of opposition) to get a couple losses - which could be damaging if they later turn full pro. The current sanctioning and governing bodies are very worried that AIBA, who have a lock on the amateur talent, may become a dominant player in the pro scene with their pro-am tourneys. What AIBA is trying to do is disgraceful... They want to control the amateurs by acting like a "mob" of some kind...

Citizen_KobaMon Oct 14, 2013, 11:12 AM UTC

this would be a compelling fight -- but let's not kid ourselves about Lomachenko having only 1 professional fight -- in reality, he's been a pro for several years now -- would favor him over Salido but it would definitely be worth watching... Huh? I mean I hear the argument that the wsb is a bit like the pros, but the gloves are different the scoring is different and there are various other minor rules differences - and it is comprised of amateurs fighters fighting in amateur styles. Not only this, but Loma has only fought in 1 wsb competition the 2012-13 and had 6 fights. So even if you were to call these pro (which I don't, they are Semi- Pro for my money) he's been a 'pro' for 1 year and 6 fights. This argument that the wsb fights count as pro-bouts is a strategem devised to discourage Ams from going down the AIBA wsb or Pro-Am routes, knowing that they are likely (given the fight frequency and quality of opposition) to get a couple losses - which could be damaging if they later turn full pro. The current sanctioning and governing bodies are very worried that AIBA, who have a lock on the amateur talent, may become a dominant player in the pro scene with their pro-am tourneys.

MDPopescuMon Oct 14, 2013, 11:04 AM UTC

Thanks for the vid... Donaire seems patient but willing...

MikhnienkoMon Oct 14, 2013, 10:53 AM UTC

Donaire said he would like to go North... Wasn't it a good matchup and a good fight to sell?

MDPopescuMon Oct 14, 2013, 10:45 AM UTC

Well you have to be credible enough to make the network buy into it, and for people to wanna see it. If Salido was to fight Loma's opponent, nobody would wanna pay for it. Why wouldn't you wanna see him challenge Salido, isn't it gutsy as hell? He might well lose, should be exciting. Would you prefer a Cruz rematch? Or are you fronting for some fringe contender in that weight class that wants to cash out vs Salido? Donaire said he would like to go North... Wasn't it a good matchup and a good fight to sell?

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