Orlando Salido

Orlando Salido Rivera (born November 16, 1980) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a four-time former world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF featherweight title in 2010; the WBO featherweight title twice between 2011 and 2014; and the WBO junior lightweight title from 2014 to 2015.

Professional career

Early career

Salido suffered losses in the early portion of his career.

However, he went on a nine fight undefeated streak before losing to WBA and IBF featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez by a 12-round unanimous decision in September 2004. The fight took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the undercard of undisputed middleweight unification fight between Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya. Salido came into the fight very passive giving away many of the early and middle rounds, Marquez was successfully counter punching Salido and building a significant lead. Salido closed strong and won the later rounds but that wasn't enough. The three judges scored the fight 118-110, 117-111, 117-111.^[1]

Salido rebounded with knockout wins over former champion César Soto and Rogers Mtagwa.

On November 4, 2006, he defeated Robert Guerrero for the IBF world title, by a unanimous decision. The official scorers saw it 115-113, 118-110, 117-111. Salido's win over Guerrero was marred by controversy, as Salido reportedly tested positive for steroids after the fight.^[2][3]

As a result of his positive test for Nandrolone (an anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body in minute quantities), Salido was stripped of his title and faced disciplinary action in Nevada, which included a suspension.^[4] Salido maintained his innocence and immediately had a follow up test at LabCorp, a nationally recognized blood lab. The findings were negative of any steroids.^[5][6]

Featherweight

Salido returned to the ring ten months later with an eighth round unanimous decision victory over journeyman Marty Robbins. In his next fight, he knocked out Hector Julio Avila in an IBF sanctioned title eliminator.^[7]

Salido vs. Cristobal Cruz I & II

In late 2008, Salido had the opportunity to fight for the IBF belt that he was forced to vacate due to his suspension, against Cristobal Cruz. Salido lost the bout via split decision. The judges scored it 115-113 for Salido and 116-112, 116-112 for Cruz. Salido got off to a good start winning the first and middle rounds. Cruz never gave up and started to look better around the 8th and 9th rounds, forcing the action and closing the fight very strong. Many observers though that Salido deserved the victory because of the big lead that he built in the first 2 thirds of the fight.^[8]

He avenged the defeat in a rematch in May 2010, winning the IBF title in the process. Salido knocked down Cruz twice in the 2nd round and pressed the action pounding Cruz for the entire fight. The final judges scorecards read 117-109, 117-109, 116-110 all in favour of Salido winning via unanimous decision.^[9]

Salido vs. Gamboa

On September 11, 2010, he faced WBA Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa at the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada and lost a 12-round unanimous decision. The IBF title was only at stake for Gamboa as Salido was stripped of it prior to the fight due to weighing more than ten pounds over the weight limit at a second weigh-in on the morning of the event. Gamboa controlled much of the early rounds however was dropped in round 8. Gamboa knocked Salido down in the 12th round, but was docked 2 points for hitting Salido while he was on the canvas. The final scorecards read 116-109, 114-109, 115-109 all in favour of Gamboa. With the win, Gamboa became the first Cuban boxer to hold an IBF world title since the organizations inception.^[10]

Salido vs. López

On April 16, 2011, Salido fought undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel López (30-0, 27 KOs) in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. In a huge upset, Salido scored an eighth round TKO over Lopez to win the WBO featherweight title. After four competitive rounds, Salido floored López hard at the end of the fifth round and was again on the attack in the sixth round, but López survived. Salido launched an attack in round eight as referee Roberto Ramirez Jr. waved it off even though López was still fighting back. The time of stoppage was 1:30. All three judges had the fight 66-66 even at the end of round seven.^[11][12][13]

Salido vs. Yamaguchi

Three months later in July, at Centro de Usos Multiples in Ciudad Obregon, Salido made his first defence against Japanese boxer Kenichi Yamaguchi (17-1-2, 4 KOs).^[14] Salido knocked Yamaguch down in round three and went on to dominate the fight before eventually stopping him in round eleven via TKO.^[15][16]

Salido vs. López II

On December 24, 2011 it was announced that Salido and Juan Manuel López would meet again this time in Lopez’s home country of Puerto Rico on March 31, 2012. With Salido defending his WBO title for the second time.^[17] In the fight, Salido wobbled Lopez in the fifth round but was knocked down by Lopez with a counter right hand as Salido went on the attack. Early in the tenth round, Salido landed a hard three punch combination, knocking Lopez down. Lopez came back on his feet, but was on very unsteady legs. Referee Roberto Ramirez waved the bout off. Although Salido dominated the most rounds by out-landing and outworking his Lopez in every round except the first, two judges surprisingly had Lopez ahead, while one judge saw the bout as a draw after nine rounds. Round nine was emerged as 'Round of the Year' candidate as around 200 punches were thrown in toe-to-toe action.^[18][19] After the fight Lopez said in an interview with Showtime that he felt he was dominating the bout and alleged that the referee stopped the fight early due to a gambling problem. Due to these comments the WBO suspended Lopez for one year.^[20][21]

Salido vs Garcia

The WBO featherweight champion and Ring No. 1 ranked Featherweight, Salido took on Miguel 'Mikey' Garcia on January 19, 2013 at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York,. Garcia dominated the bout from the very beginning, keeping Salido at range with the jab. Garcia knocked Salido down four times early on in the fight, building up a large lead on the scorecards. During the 8th round, Salido accidentally clashed heads with Garcia, causing Garcia's nose to break. The fight was stopped between rounds, with the decision going to the scorecards. Garcia won a wide unanimous decision (79-69, 79-69, 79-70), to win his first world title.^[22]

Salido vs Orlando Cruz

Miguel Garcia was stripped of his WBO Featherweight title for failing to make weight in a title defence against Juan Manuel Lopez in June, 2013. Salido was matched up against Puerto Rican boxer Orlando Cruz for the vacant title. The fight took place on October 12, 2013 on the undercard of the Bradley-Marquez ppv. Salido stopped Cruz in the seventh round to regain the WBO Featherweight title.^[23]

Salido vs Lomachenko

Salido lost his belt as he failed the weight limit and won a split decision successfully taking Vasyl Lomachenko's undefeated record. Lomachenko lost, despite landing 164 punches out of 441 vs 142 punches out of 645 for Salido. Two judges had it for Salido, 116–112 and 115–113, while the third had it for Lomachenko 115–113. ESPN.com had it 114–114. Lomachenko, for his part, stated he felt the decision was "fair" and accepted blame for not following through with his corner's game plan, promising to learn from the experience and come back stronger. Many boxing magazines mentioned that the referee allowed Salido to deliver an inordinate number of low blows. Salido was also criticized for failing to make weight and some sources stipulated that he did so intentionally, as well as coming back much heavier than Lomachenko on the fight night.^{[24][25][26][27]}

Super featherweight

Salido vs. Kokietgym

After failing to make weight in his last fight, Salido decided to move up to the super featherweight division. In his first fight at his new weight, he fought Thailand boxer Terdsak Kokietgym for the WBO Interim super featherweight title. In a fight which saw Salido dropped three times to the canvas and Kokietgym dropped four times. The stopped the bout after Kokietgym was knocked down in round 11, the count was eventually waived giving Salido the win and claiming the vacant interim title.^[28]

Salido vs. Martinez I & II

On April 2015, Salido lost a 12-round unanimous decision to Roman Martinez, also losing his title in the process. Prior to this fight, Salido was undefeated against Puerto Rican boxers. Salido was knocked down twice in the fight in rounds 3 and 5 and also docked a point for low blow in round 11 as Martinez won all three judges scorecards, who had it at 14-111, 115-110 and 116-109.^[29]

A rematch was announced and took place on the undercard of Mayweather vs. Berto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the first time either fight had fought there. After a tough 12 rounds, which many believe was Salido's night, the judges scored the bout 115-113, 113-115 & 114-114, a split decision draw. Salido threw 1037 punches landing at a 27% connect rate whereas Martinez threw 691 but landed the same connect rate. Salido appeared upset in the post fight interview, re-iterating the fact that he thought he had done enough to win the fight based on his dedication to win.^[30]

Salido vs. Vargas

It was announced in March 2016, Salido would attempt to capture the WBC super featherweight title on June 4 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California against Francisco Vargas (23-0-1, 17 KOs). A rematch clause was attached to the contract had Salido defeated Vargas.^[31] In what was described as a clear fight of the year candidate, Salido and Vargas fought to a 12-round majority draw. Two judges had it 114-114 whilst the third had it 115-113 for Vargas, who as a result retained his WBC title. Both fighters thought they had done enough to take the decision. The fight was shown on HBO’s Boxing After Dark which averaged 833,000 viewers hitting a peak of 954,000 viewers.^[32][33]

Negotiations with Takashi Miura

After failing to claim two world title in his last two fights due to them ending in a draw, it was confirmed Salido would fight again on December 17 against Japanese boxer Takashi Miura (30-3-2, 23 KOs) for the WBC Interim super featherweight title. Miura lost the WBC title in November 2015, the same title Salido fought Vargas to a majority draw in June. Golden Boy Promotions announced the fight will take place at The Forum in Inglewood, California with the fight set to be the main event of an HBO Boxing After Dark card.^[34][35] The fight was supposed to a co-feature Bernard Hopkins final career fight against Joe Smith Jr. however Salido pulled out of the fight after injuring his lower spine in training.^[36]

Salido was due to fight a tune up in Mexico on May 27, 2017 against Thailand boxer Amphon Suriyo (18-2, 14 KOs). He was replaced by Colombian boxer Aristedas Perez (30-9-2, 16 KOs) last minute due to Suriyo having visa issues. The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds.^[37] The fight took place at the Palenque del Expo in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora. After being dropped in round 3 from an uppercut, Salido fought his way back and stopped Perez at the end of round 7, when Perez's corner pulled him out. With this win, Salido ended his three-fight winless streak having last won in September 2014.^[38]

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
62	Win	44–13–4 (1)	Aristedas Perez	RTD	7 (10), 3:00	May 27, 2017	Palenque del Expo, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
61	Draw	43–13–4 (1)	Francisco Vargas	MD	12	Jun 4, 2016	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.	For WBC super featherweight title
60	Draw	43–13–3 (1)	Román Martínez	SD	12	Sep 12, 2015	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBO super featherweight title
59	Loss	43–13–2 (1)	Román Martínez	UD	12	Apr 11, 2015	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico	Lost WBO super featherweight title
58	Win	43–12–2 (1)	Terdsak Kokietgym	KO	11 (12), 0:16	Sep 20, 2014	Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico	Won WBO interim super featherweight title
57	Win	42–12–2 (1)	Vasyl Lomachenko	SD	12	Mar 1, 2014	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
56	Win	41–12–2 (1)	Orlando Cruz	TKO	7 (12), 1:05	Oct 12, 2013	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won vacant WBO featherweight title
55	Loss	40–12–2 (1)	Mikey Garcia	TD	9 (12), 0:01	Jan 19, 2013	The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Lost WBO featherweight title; Unanimous TD after Garcia's nose was broken from an accidental head clash
54	Win	40–11–2 (1)	Moises Gutierrez	KO	3 (10), 2:49	Jul 28, 2012	Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Mexico
53	Win	39–11–2 (1)	Juan Manuel López	TKO	10 (12), 0:32	Mar 10, 2012	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico	Retained WBO featherweight title
52	Win	38–11–2 (1)	Weng Haya	TKO	8 (10), 0:35	Dec 17, 2011	Palenque de la Feria, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
51	Win	37–11–2 (1)	Kenichi Yamaguchi	TKO	11 (12), 2:50	Jul 23, 2011	Centro de Usos Múltiples, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico	Retained WBO featherweight title
50	Win	36–11–2 (1)	Juan Manuel López	TKO	8 (12), 1:30	Apr 16, 2011	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Won WBO featherweight title
49	Loss	35–11–2 (1)	Yuriorkis Gamboa	UD	12	Sep 11, 2010	Pearl Concert Theater, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBA (Super) and vacant IBF featherweight titles
48	Win	35–10–2 (1)	Cristóbal Cruz	UD	12	May 15, 2010	Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico	Won IBF featherweight title
47	Win	34–10–2 (1)	Victor Rodriguez	KO	5 (10)	Jul 31, 2009	Centro de Espectacúlos, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
46	Win	33–10–2 (1)	Leonardo Resendiz	TKO	3 (8)	Jun 20, 2009	Gimnasio Oscar "Tigre" García, Ensenada, Mexico
45	Loss	32–10–2 (1)	Cristóbal Cruz	SD	12	Oct 23, 2008	Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, Washington, U.S.	For vacant IBF featherweight title
44	Win	32–9–2 (1)	Ernesto Aboyte	DQ	6 (10)	Jun 13, 2008	Gimnasio Polifuncional, Hermosillo, Mexico	Aboyte disqualified for repeatedly spitting out his mouthpiece
43	Win	31–9–2 (1)	Renan Acosta	TKO	4 (10), 2:39	Apr 26, 2008	Plaza de Toros Provincia Juriquilla, Querétaro City, Mexico
42	Win	30–9–2 (1)	Héctor Avila	TKO	6 (12), 1:57	2007–12–14	Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
41	Win	29–9–2 (1)	Marty Robbins	UD	8	2007-09-14	Congress Theater, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
40	Win	28–9–2 (1)	Robinson Castellanos	TKO	2 (10)	Jul 14, 2007	Explanada Tecate, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
39	NC	27–9–2 (1)	Robert Guerrero	UD	12	Nov 4, 2006	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For IBF featherweight title; Originally a UD win for Salido, later ruled an NC after he failed a drug test
38	Win	27–9–2	Franner Trinidad	TKO	1 (10)	Aug 19, 2006	Centro de Espectacúlos, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
37	Win	26–9–2	Rogers Mtagwa	TKO	5 (12), 3:00	Mar 18, 2006	The Centre, Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
36	Win	25–9–2	Leonardo Valdez	TKO	1 (8)	Oct 15, 2005	Domo de la Macroplaza, Nogales, Mexico
35	Win	24–9–2	César Soto	PTS	10	May 6, 2005	Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
34	Loss	23–9–2	Juan Manuel Márquez	UD	12	Sep 18, 2004	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBA (Super) and IBF featherweight titles
33	Win	23–8–2	Omar Adorno	KO	4 (10), 4:10	Apr 2, 2004	Cancha Pepín Cestero, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
32	Win	22–8–2	Alfred Kotey	UD	10	Oct 31, 2003	Park 'n Swap, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
31	Win	21–8–2	Fred Neal	TKO	3 (10), 2:35	Jul 11, 2003	City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
30	Win	20–8–2	Radford Beasley	TKO	2 (10), 2:16	May 30, 2003	Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino, Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S.
29	Win	19–8–2	Armando Córdoba	KO	4 (10), 2:12	Feb 22, 2003	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
28	Win	18–8–2	Jorge Monzón	TKO	4 (10), 2:53	Dec 6, 2002	Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino, Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S.
27	Win	17–8–2	Carlos Gerena	MD	10	Sep 6, 2002	Community Center, Victoria, Texas, U.S.
26	Win	16–8–2	Juan Ruiz	KO	7	Mar 26, 2002	Mexico
25	Win	15–8–2	Lamont Pearson	UD	10	Mar 22, 2002	Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
24	Loss	14–8–2	Alejandro Martín González	MD	10	Dec 2, 2001	Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
23	Win	14–7–2	Regilio Tuur	SD	8	Nov 23, 2001	Roseland Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
22	Win	13–7–2	Michael Jamison	TKO	1 (6), 2:59	Jul 8, 2001	Texas Station, North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
21	Win	12–7–2	Dustin Kim	TKO	5 (8), 1:38	Jun 15, 2001	The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
20	Draw	11–7–2	Mark Burse	SD	8	May 18, 2001	The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
19	Loss	11–7–1	William Abelyan	UD	6	Mar 23, 2001	Sports Center, Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
18	Win	11–6–1	Victor Manuel Mendoza	KO	5	Oct 27, 2000	Mexico
17	Win	10–6–1	Rubén Estanislao	TKO	9 (10)	Sep 16, 2000	Mexico City, Mexico
16	Win	9–6–1	Iván Feliciano	KO	4	Jul 14, 2000	Mexico
15	Loss	8–6–1	Ivan Valle	KO	4 (10)	Mar 31, 2000	Auditorio Benito Juárez, Los Mochis, Mexico
14	Win	8–5–1	Ricardo Ramírez	KO	3	Feb 18, 2000	Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
13	Win	7–5–1	Ramón Aragón	PTS	10	Oct 9, 1998	Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
12	Loss	6–5–1	José Luis Montes	KO	7	Feb 13, 1998	Mexico
11	Loss	6–4–1	Daniel Rodríguez	TKO	8	Nov 12, 1997	Tijuana, Mexico
10	Win	6–3–1	Ernesto Medina	TKO	5 (10)	Aug 29, 1997	Ciudad Obregón, Mexico	Won vacant Sonora super bantamweight title
9	Draw	5–3–1	Lázaro Padilla	PTS	10	Jun 27, 1997	Mexico
8	Win	5–3	Ricardo Medina	KO	6 (10)	Apr 18, 1997	Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
7	Loss	4–3	Héctor Guzmán	TKO	3 (10)	Jan 31, 1997	Centro de Espectáculos, Mexicali, Mexico
6	Loss	4–2	Iván Cazarez	PTS	6	Nov 22, 1996	Centro de Espectáculos, Mexicali, Mexico
5	Win	4–1	Ventura Mendivil	PTS	8	Oct 4, 1996	Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
4	Win	3–1	Ricardo Medina	PTS	4	Sep 20, 1996	Mexico
3	Win	2–1	Julio Alberto Leal	PTS	4	Sep 2, 1996	Mexicali, Mexico
2	Win	1–1	Jesús Osorio	TKO	2 (4)	Aug 17, 1996	Mexico
1	Loss	0–1	Iván Cazarez	TKO	4	Mar 1, 1996	Parque Vicente Guerrero, Mexicali, Mexico	Professional debut

See also

• List of Mexican boxing world champions
• List of IBF world champions
• List of WBO world champions
• List of featherweight boxing champions
• List of super featherweight boxing champions

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Orlando Salido from BoxRec