Fight Juan Manuel Lopez L TKO 8 (12) Orlando Salido

Former WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez is learning from the first loss of his career. He feels the loss will make him a much better fighter. Last weekend in Nayamon, Puerto Rico, Lopez was stopped in eight rounds by Orlando Salido of Mexico. The biggest problem for Juanma in the fight was a lack of speed. He told his corner that his hands felt slow and he couldn’t get his legs going, but he’s not sure why that happened read more ...

The featherweight champion of the World Boxing Organization, Orlando Salido, is relaxing in his native Ciudad Obregon in Sonora, Mexico, and savoring the upset win over previously undefeated Juan Manuel Lopez. The fight took place on April 16 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and saw Salido stop Lopez in the eight round read more ...

BoxingScene.com has been advised that Orlando Salido (35-11-2, 23KOs) is likely going to make the first defense of his WBO featherweight title in his hometown of Sonora, Mexico in July. Salido continued boxing’s run of upsets by stopping previously undefeated Juan Manuel Lopez in eight rounds on Saturday night in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. If successful in July, Salido is willing to rematch Lopez in the fall. Top Rank’s Bob Arum would like to stage Lopez-Salido II in November or December read more ...

Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, said that he will be working on staging a rematch between featherweights Orlando Salido and Juan Manuel Lopez for November or December and the rematch could be held at New York’s Madison Square Garden or the site of the first meeting, Puerto Rico. On Saturday night in Puerto Rico, Salido overcame some early trouble to drop Juanma hard and then follow it up by stopping him in the eight round to capture the WBO title read more ...

In a huge upset, former IBF 126-pound titleholder Orlando Salido (35-11-2, 23 KOs) scored an eighth round TKO over previously unbeaten WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel «Juanma» Lopez (30-1, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. After four competitive rounds, Salido floored JuanMa hard at the end of the fifth round. Salido was on the attack in the sixth round, but a the still-hurt Lopez survived. In round seven, JuanMa came back read more ...

Undefeated WBO Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel «Juanma» Lopez of Caguas, Puerto Rico and former world champion Orlando Salido,Sonora of Mexico pose during the weighin (Lopez 125 lb,Salido 126 lb) for their upcoming exciting title match on Saturday, April 16 at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Lopez vs Salido is promoted by Top Rank in association with PR Best Boxing Promotions read more ...