Orlando Salido

Orlando Salido Rivera (born November 16, 1980) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former two-weight world champion, having held the IBF featherweight title in 2010; the WBO featherweight title twice, from 2011 to 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. 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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

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.

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, but later avenged the defeat in a rematch in May 2010, winning the IBF title in the process.

In his next fight on September 11, 2010, he faced WBA Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and lost a 12 round unanimous decision.

On April 16, 2011, he fought undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel López in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. As a heavy underdog, Salido stopped Lopez by 8th round TKO to claim the WBO featherweight title.^[5]

Salido vs Garcia

The WBO Featherweight champion and Ring No. 1 ranked Featherweight, Salido took on Miguel Garcia on January 19, 2013. 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, to win his first world title.^[6]

Salido vs 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 pay-per-view promotion. Salido stopped Cruz in the seventh round to regain the WBO Featherweight title.^[7]

Salido vs Lomachenko

Salido lost his belt as he failed the weight limit and won a split decision successfully taking Lomachenko's undefeated record.^[8][9] The controversial fight issues are outlined in Orlando Salido vs. Vasyl Lomachenko.

Super featherweight

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.^[10]

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.^[11]

A rematch was announced and took place on the undercard of Mayweather-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.^[12]

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.^[13] In what was described as a clear fight of the year candidate, Salido and Vargas fought to a 12 round majoroty 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.^[14][15]

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.^[16][17] 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.^[18]

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
61	Draw	42–13–4 (1)	Francisco Vargas	MD	12	Jun 4, 2016	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.	For WBC super featherweight title
60	Draw	42–13–3 (1)	Román Martínez	SD	12	Sep 12, 2015	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBO super featherweight title
59	Loss	42–13–2 (1)	Román Martínez	UD	12	Apr 11, 2015	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico	Lost WBO super featherweight title
58	Win	42–12–2 (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	41–12–2 (1)	Vasyl Lomachenko	SD	12	Mar 1, 2014	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
56	Win	40–12–2 (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	39–12–2 (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 sustained a broken nose from an accidental head clash
54	Win	39–11–2 (1)	Moises Gutierrez	KO	3 (10), 2:49	Jul 28, 2012	Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Mexico
53	Win	38–11–2 (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	37–11–2 (1)	Weng Haya	TKO	8 (10), 0:35	Dec 17, 2011	Palenque de la Feria, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
51	Win	36–11–2 (1)	Kenichi Yamaguchi	TKO	11 (12), 2:50	Jul 23, 2011	Centro de Usos Múltiples, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico	Retained WBO featherweight title
50	Win	35–11–2 (1)	Juan Manuel López	TKO	8 (12), 1:30	Apr 16, 2011	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Won WBO featherweight title
49	Loss	34–11–2 (1)	Yuriorkis Gamboa	UD	12	Sep 11, 2010	Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBA (Super) and vacant IBF featherweight titles
48	Win	34–10–2 (1)	Cristóbal Cruz	UD	12	May 15, 2010	Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico	Won IBF featherweight title
47	Win	33–10–2 (1)	Victor Rodriguez	KO	5 (10)	Jul 31, 2009	Centro de Espectacúlos, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
46	Win	32–10–2 (1)	Leonardo Resendiz	TKO	3 (8)	Jun 20, 2009	Gimnasio Oscar "Tigre" García, Ensenada, Mexico
45	Loss	31–10–2 (1)	Cristóbal Cruz	SD	12	Oct 23, 2008	Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, Washington, U.S.	For vacant IBF featherweight title
44	Win	31–9–2 (1)	Ernesto Aboyte	DQ	6 (10)	Jun 13, 2008	Gimnasio Polifuncional, Hermosillo, Mexico	Aboyte disqualified for repeatedly spitting out his mouthpiece
43	Win	30–9–2 (1)	Renan Acosta	TKO	4 (10), 2:39	Apr 26, 2008	Plaza de Toros Provincia Juriquilla, Querétaro City, Mexico
42	Win	29–9–2 (1)	Héctor Avila	TKO	6 (12), 1:57	2007–12–14	Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
41	Win	28–9–2 (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.	Won 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 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

Titles in boxing

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