Salido-Cruz
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CompuBox: Orlando Salido's Heavy Hands The Difference
As expected, Orlando Salido's power punching was the difference. He outlanded Orlando Cruz better than 2-1 in that department. 126 of Salido's 131 landed punches were power shots. Salido closed the show in the seventh round to capture the vacant WB...
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Bradley Takes Down Another Hall of Famer in Vegas
By Luis Sandoval - Timothy Bradley (31-0, 12KOs) added yet another hall of fame name to his resume as he defeated Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40KOs) by split decision with scores of 115-113 for each fighter and a deciding scorecard of 116-112 for Br...
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Orlando Cruz: It Was Close, Caught Me With a Good Shot
Orlando Salido stopped Orlando Cruz in the seventh round in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Cruz, from Puerto Rico, the first openly gay fighter in professional boxing, failed in his bid to win the WBO featherweight title. Salido dominated through...
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Orlando Cruz Not Intimidated By Slurs and Fan Hate
ORLANDO CRUZ is chasing a slice of sporting history tonight when he bids to become the first openly gay boxer to win a world title. Boxing's macho world was floored when the Puerto Rican made his bombshell admission this year. Cruz, 32, challenges...
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Salido is Back, Knocks Cruz Out in Seven For WBO Gold
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas - Orlando Salido (40-12-2, 28KOs) has brougt his career back on track with a seventh round knockout of Orlando Cruz (20-3-1, 10KOs) to capture the vacant WBO featherweight title. Cruz moved well and appeared to be t...
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B-Scene Staff Predictions: Orlando Salido vs. Orlando Cruz
The only regret Orlando Salido had when seeing Mikey Garcia lose his featherweight title on the scales this past June, was not having the opportunity to regain the title against the man who dethroned him. He gets the next best thing, a shot at the...
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Orlando Salido-Orlando Cruz: CompuBox Historical Review
Good news: Orlando Cruz opponents (Delgado, Martinez, Pazos, De Leon) landed just 20% of their total punches. Bad News: Orlando Salido throws more power punches per round than Cruz throws total punhces. Salido's chin can be dented, but Cruz's KO perc...
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Videos
Video: Marquez vs. Bradley, PPV Undercard Weigh-In
Las Vegas, Nevada --- (L-R) Undefeated WBO World Welterweight champion Timothy "Desert Storm' Bradley and four-division champion Juan Manuel Marquez weigh in (Bradley 146 lbs, Marquez 144.5 lbs) at the Wynn Las Vegas for their upcoming world...
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Photos
Photos: Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez Ready For War
Las Vegas,Nevada --- (L-R) Undefeated WBO World Welterweight champion Timothy "Desert Storm' Bradley and four-division champion Juan Manuel Marquez weigh in (Bradley 146 lbs, Marquez 144.5 lbs) at the Wynn Las Vegas for their upcoming world champ...
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Orlando Cruz on Saturday Night: “It’s My Moment”
By Thomas Gerbasi - A few years back, Orlando Cruz had enough of boxing. A member of the same 2000 Puerto Rican Olympic boxing team that produced world champions Miguel Cotto and Ivan Calderon, Cruz was expected to become the third member to pick up...
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Videos
Video: Salido-Cruz, Lomachenko-Ramirez Final Presser
Ryan Burton catches the undercard press conference to the Marquez-Bradley HBO Pay-Per-View. Hear from Orlando Salido, Orlando Cruz, Sean Monaghan, two-time Olympic Gold medal winner Vasyl Lomachenko, Jose Ramirez, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum and more.
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Photos: Salido vs. Cruz, Lomachenko-Ramirez Presser
Las Vegas, Nevada --- (L-R) No. 1 Featherweight contender Orlando Cruz of Puerto Rico and WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido pose during the undercard press conference at the Wynn Las Vegas for their upcoming vacant WBO Featherweight champ...
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Orlando Cruz Says No Offense Meant By "Leaked Photo"
Puerto Rican boxer Orlando Cruz has denied that he tried to cause controversy by leaking a photo which displayed his ring attire for Saturday's fight with Orlando Salido at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. The fight, which is part of the Brad...