Salido's Manager on Possibility of Lomachenko Rematch Next
By Steve Kim
The brain trust of newly crowned WBO 130-pound titlist, Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4KOs), who impressively dispatched Rocky Martinez in five rounds this past weekend in New York - has made it clear that Orlando Salido is on top of their hit list moving forward.
Salido defeated Lomachenko in his second pro fight in March of 2014 in a fight where Salido failed to make weight (as it was contested for the WBO featherweight belt) and landed numerous low-blows that were not penalized.
Sean Gibbons, who manages Salido told BoxingScene.com - "Orlando Salido is not chasing Vasyl Lomachenko at all. He beat Lomachenko but on the other end Salido turns down nobody but he's still committed - he feels he has unfinished business with Francisco Vargas - and Orlando's goal is the green belt because he wants an opportunity to win that belt he already won."
Back on June 4th, Salido and Vargas battled to a hard fought draw at the StubHub Center that is considered the best fight of 2016. Vargas retained the WBC title with the verdict.
For the time being, Gibbons is not positive that Bob Arum has reached out to the head of Zanfer Promotions in regards to Salido-Lomachenko II.
"But we feel very confident that Fernando Beltran makes the best deals and does the best thing for Orlando. Everything is on the table but again, that green belt that he felt he won on June 4th, that's what he'd like to get."
You can anticipate a fall return for 'Siri'.
"He wants to do something in November,"explained Gibbins," so I don't think this year - if the Lomachenko offer is out there - the fight can be made this year."
Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com
