Francisco Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
IBF super featherweight champion Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (21-0, 12KOs) is finally able to train without worries. The junior lightweight champion will make a mandatory defense of his title on April 16 against British challenger Stephen Smith, possibly in Connecticut.
After weeks of optimistic talks amongst all parties, the anticipated clash between Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido is now a reality. Vargas will fight Salido in what is expected to be an all-out brawl on June 4, manager Sean Gibbons confirmed to BoxingScene.com. Vargas will defend his WBC junior lightweight title against Salido at the Stubhub Center in Carson, Calif. HBO will broadcast the fight live.
If there is one thing that the two-time world champion Orlando "Siri" Salido knows about boxing, is that nothing comes easy, especially for him. Everything that he has achieved in boxing he has earned the hard way and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Puerto Rican Roman "Rocky" Martinez, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight champion, is ready for an unification bout against Mexican Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas after his March 12th fight versus Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt, at the Poliforum Zamna in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
A mouth watering clash between Mexican countrymen Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido has been in high demand from the moment it was first suggested. It now stands just a couple of minor details away from becoming a reality. Talks have accelerated from conception to nearing finalization, now carrying a placeholder of June 4 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., according to Sean Gibbons of Zanfer Promotions. “We are closing in on finalizing the Fight of the Year candidate between Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido,” Gibbons told BoxingScene.com.
The early boxing scheduled for 2016 is a bit barren in terms of anticipated match-ups. One fight that would pique the interest of fans is a potential fight between WBC 130-pound titlist Francisco Vargas and former two-time champion Orlando Salido.
WBC super featherweight world champion Francisco 'Bandito' Vargas (23-0-1, 17KOs) is very interested in a possible fight with former champion and countryman Orlando Salido (43-13-3, 30KOs).
From the moment hopes of a third fight with Roman Martinez were dashed, Orlando Salido and his team have aggressively pursued a showdown with recently crowned unbeaten super featherweight titlist Francisco Vargas.
After feeling the disappointment of not getting a third fight with Rocky Martinez, two-time world champion Orlando “Siri” Salido has now set his sights on WBC super featherweight world champion and fellow Mexican Francisco “Bandido” Vargas.
With the potential of the third go-around between Rocky Martinez and Orlando Salido dissipating, Salido is now looking for another fight to kick off his 2016 campaign. The two fighters were close to a deal for March 12th, but then the WBO ordered Martinez to face mandatory challenger Miguel Berchelt. A purse bid was held on Tuesday, which Berchelt's promoter, Zanfer Promotions, won.