Mikey Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
BoxingScene.com recently caught up with WBO super featherweight champion Orlando Salido. The Sonora, Mexico native picked up the title when he stopped Terdsak Kokietgym in 11 thrilling rounds in a fight that had 7 knockdowns in total. "It was a difficult fight. We knew it would be tough. He was a guy that was ranked #3 by the WBO. It was a grueling fight but we are very happy with the outcome," said Salido.
One hurdle was cleared in attempts at reconciliation between Top Rank and undefeated former two division champ Miguel Angel ‘Mikey’ Garcia. The two sides agreed to dismiss the first three causes of action in Garcia’s complaint filed against Top Rank, as ruled by the U.S. District Court in Nevada.
Undefeated Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28KOs) has been out of the ring since a January twelve round decision win over Juan Carlos Burgos. The 26-year-old fighter saw a potential HBO televised fight with Yuriorkis Gamboa fall through after Garcia was unable to reach a financial agreement with his promoter, Top Rank. Not long after that fight, Garcia proclaimed that his agreement with Top Rank had expired and pursued a legal suit to break his promotional contract.
UIC Pavilion, Chicago - Undefeated super featherweight contender Javier Fortuna scored a one-punch fifth round knockout of Abner Cotto in a dirty, foul-filled affair. Both fighters were deducted points – Cotto for low blows and punching to the back of the head and Fortuna for punching after the bell. The first penalty was in the second, where Cotto threw two punches to the back of Fortuna’s head which the referee called a knockdown but simultaneously deducted a point against Cotto (18-3, 8 KOs), who was then penalized for low blows in the fourth.
According to World Boxing Organization President Paco Varcacel, Orlando Salido (42-12-2, 29KOs) has been elevated to the status of "full" WBO super featherweight champion. Salido captured the WBO's "interim-title" last month in a wild war with Thai fighter Terdsak Kokietgym, where there were seven knockdowns in the contest. Salido, who was down three times, closed the show with a knockout in the eleventh. Varcacel stated that Garcia, who was the full champion, vacated the belt to jump up in weight by two divisions to the junior welterweight limit of 140-pounds.
Robert Garcia, older brother and trainer of WBO super featherweight champion Mikey Garcia, says his brother would not make a leap of two divisions just to face Manny Pacquiao, currently the WBO welterweight champion. Before Mikey became entangled in a legal dispute with his promoter, Top Rank - the CEO of Top Rank, Bob Arum, mentioned the possibility of a fight between Mikey and Pacquiao in the near future.
Former world champion Marcos "El Chino" Maidana is ready and confident for his rematch with Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. The two of them will battle on September 13th for the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight titles a the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather (46-0, 26 KOs) won a twelve round majority decision over Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) in May of this year.
WBO super featherweight champion Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28KOs) is planning to move up in weight to the lightweight division. Garcia is still involved in a legal tussle with promotional firm Top Rank. Garcia claims that his promotional contract expired and Top Rank believes they still have him under contract. Garcia last fought on January 25th in New York City, when he won a twelve round unanimous decision over challenger Juan Carlos Burgos.
Los Angeles, California - Luis Sandoval catches up with WBO super featherweight champion Mikey Garcia to discuss the status of his career. Garcia is currently is a legal battle with his promoter, Top Rank, and their lawyers are working things out. Garcia gives his thoughts on Terence Crawford's win over Yuriorkis Gamboa, and facing either of them when he returns, thoughts on the upcoming rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana and more.
Mikey Garcia showed up at Tuesday's press conference in Hollywood, but he was as far away from the stage at Avalon Hollywood as he is from a ring. "I'm retired," he joked. "I'm retired from boxing now." Not at 26, and not with a 34-0 record. But Garcia's suit against his Top Rank promoters figures to keep him idle for a while now. Garcia filed the suit in April in order to escape his contract, which he says expired on Feb. 27. "There are a few extensions that are vaguely and loosely worded," he said Tuesday, "but the way we read it, it's essentially over."