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If it's not the end of the road for Orlando Salido, it was likely his last night spent at this level.
The veteran boxer from Mexico hoped for a hat trick in Puerto Rico. He instead ran into a determined Roman "Rocky" Martinez, who scored two knockdowns en route to a career-resurrecting decision win Saturday evening in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Both fighters weighed under the 130 lb. divisional limit; Salido was 129.9 lbs., while Martinez was 129.3 lbs.
Although the headlining bout of the independent Pay-Per-View carried the marquee of "The War," Martinez opted to make it a boxing match early on. Coming in as a former two-time titlist, the local favorite was steady with his jab, disrupting Salido's rhythm.
Salido adjusted in round two, bringing the action to within phone booth's distance, his normal preference. The strategy backfired, however as Martinez didn't wilt. Instead, the Vega Baja native bit down and floored Salido for the first of two times on the night, the sequence coming in round three courtesy of a right hand. [Click Here To Read More]
The veteran boxer from Mexico hoped for a hat trick in Puerto Rico. He instead ran into a determined Roman "Rocky" Martinez, who scored two knockdowns en route to a career-resurrecting decision win Saturday evening in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Both fighters weighed under the 130 lb. divisional limit; Salido was 129.9 lbs., while Martinez was 129.3 lbs.
Although the headlining bout of the independent Pay-Per-View carried the marquee of "The War," Martinez opted to make it a boxing match early on. Coming in as a former two-time titlist, the local favorite was steady with his jab, disrupting Salido's rhythm.
Salido adjusted in round two, bringing the action to within phone booth's distance, his normal preference. The strategy backfired, however as Martinez didn't wilt. Instead, the Vega Baja native bit down and floored Salido for the first of two times on the night, the sequence coming in round three courtesy of a right hand. [Click Here To Read More]
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