Juan Carlos Salgado: record, next fight and profile →
Former two-division champion Zab Judah, who will be fighting on November 13th at the D Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, will have a dance partner who recently promised the Mexican press that he's coming to wage war. Promoter Greg Cohen just recently signed Judah to a promotional contract and told BoxingScene.com that he expects a good fight when his fighter steps in the ring with Juan Carlos Salgado.
Dante Jardon and Juan Carlos Salgado both look to overcome rough patches in their respective careers as they co-headline in separate bouts Saturday evening in Mexico City, Mexico. Jardon aims to end a two-fight skid as he takes on Patricio Moreno in the main event. The fight marks Jardon's first since a 12-round loss to current 130 lb. contender Adrian Estrella last July, which was preceded by a Dec. ' 13title fight knockout loss to Takashi Miura. Salgado - a former two-division champ - has fallen on hard time, having now lost three straight, beginning with a 4th round knockout at the hands of Argenis Mendez in their March ' 13 rematch. The loss ended his 130 lb. title reign - which began with a win over Mendez in Sept. '11 - having since suffered setbacks versus Miguel Roman and Takahiro Aoh. The 30-year old faces Jairo Lopez in a 10-round lightweight bout, which is now underway.
Shinsuke Yamanaka scored three knockdowns en route to a landslide decision over Thailand's Suriyan Sor Rungvisai in their bantamweight title fight Wednesday evening in Tokyo. Sor Rungvisai, a former WBC 115 lb champion who was hoping to claim a world title in a second weight class, made most of the early running continually pressing forwards and looking to sneak straight right hands through the guard of the Japanese southpaw.
Top-rated bantamweight Shinsuke Yamanaka will return to the ring October 22 in a title defense versus former 115 lb. champ Suriyan Sor Rungvisai in Tokyo, Teiken Promotions announced Wednesday evening.
Mexico's Juan Carlos Salgado hopes the upcoming battle of former champions with Takahiro Aoh, on November 8th in Tokyo, will catapult him toward another world title opportunity. Salgado is training at the gym Pancho Rosales of Mexico City. He'll be fighting on the same card, where the WBC super featherweight champion, Takashi Miura, will face official challenger, Edgar Puerta.
By Jake Donovan - Any aspirations Juan Carlos Salgado had of becoming a three-time titlist were dramatically dashed in a major upset Saturday evening in Coacalco, Mexico. The former two-division champ was stopped in 11 rounds by durable trialhorse Miguel Roman in their Televisa-televised main event. Roman vowed not only a win but guaranteed a knockout performance to anyone who would dare listen. Five days shy of his 28th birthday, the 10-year ring veteran made good on his word, swooping in at the right time of Salgado's suddenly rapidly declining career.
The weights are in for Televisa Deportes' big doubleheader from Coacalco, México. In the main event, a battle of boxing beauties, as the silver junior flyweight champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), the "Queen of Ecatepec" Yessica "Kika" Chavez (108-pounds, and 19-3-2, 4 KOs) will have a dangerous defense against Monterrey Arely "Machine Gun" Muciño (108-pounds, and 18-2-1, 10 KOs). In the co-feature, former IBF super featherweight champion Juan Carlos Salgado (134.4-pounds, and 26-2-1, 16 KOs) is measured against former world title challenger Miguel "Mickey" Roman (133.3-pounds, and 43-11, 32 KOs) in showdown for the international lightweight championship of the World Boxing Council (WBC).
The final press conference was held for the doubleheader being staged on Saturday night in Coacalco, México. In the main event, a battle of dangerous beauties as Yessica "Kika" Chavez (19-3-2, 4 KOs) defends her WBC silver junior flyweight title against Monterrey's Arely "Machine Gun" Muciño (18-2-1, 10 KOs). "Kika" was accompanied by her trainer Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain. In the co-feature, former super featherweight world champion Juan Carlos Salgado (26-2-1-1, 16 KOs) will make his return, looking to bounce back against the former world championship challenger Miguel "Mickey" Roman (43-11, 32 KOs) for the international lightweight title of the World Boxing Council (WBC).
Miguel "Mickey" Roman (43-11, 32KOs) is promising a painful victory when he faces former IBF super featherweight champion Juan Carlos Salgado (26-2-1, 16KOs) on Saturday night in Coacalco, Mexico. They will battle for the vacant International lightweight silver championship of the World Boxing Council (WBC). Salgado is hoping to bounce back after getting knocked out Argenis Mendez in the fourth round of their March rematch.
Miguel "Mickey" Román knows he has an exacting challenge ahead of him when he faces Juan Carlos Salgado on November 9th. Roman and Salgado will show their legions of fans, imperial firepower and commanding tactics, when they clash in the arena for the WBC lightweight international Silver title "Mickey" Román has had a great year and has been moving up in the rankings. He aims to conquer the title over Salgado, who's determined to keep the laurels. “We both want that belt. Success could take just one of us even to fight for the WBC world title. I’ve been studying my rival and he has great technique but he won’t be match for me," Roman imperiously declared!