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Juan Manuel Lopez to Defend Against Orlando Salido on April 16

By Lem SatterfieldFeb 3rd 2011 – 3:52PM

Southpaw WBO featherweight (126 pounds) champion Juan Manuel Lopez will defend his belt against former IBF titlist Orlando Salido on April 16 in a Showtime televised bout from Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, in accordance with an announcement by Top Rank Promotions. Top Rank Promotions CEO, Bob Arum,...

Juan Manuel Lopez-Orlando Salido Set for April 16 in Puerto Rico

By Lem SatterfieldJan 21st 2011 – 5:45PM

Southpaw WBO featherweight (126 pounds) champion Juan Manuel Lopez will defend his belt against former IBF titlist Orlando Salido on April 16 in a Showtime televised bout from Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to Top Rank Promotions CEO, Bob Arum. Salido (34-11-2, 22 knockouts) was dethroned by...

Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley Headed for Showtime on May 7

By Lem SatterfieldJan 21st 2011 – 5:42PM

The adviser of eight-division titlist and WBC junior middleweight (154 pounds) king Manny Pacquiao told FanHouse that the Filipino superstar will make a CBS-Showtime televised, May 7 defense of his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt against three-division, five-time titlist Shane Mosley, this, being Pacquiao's first time...

Yuriorkis Gamboa-Jorge Solis Set for March 26

By Lem SatterfieldJan 14th 2011 – 1:21PM

Cuban-born WBA and IBF featherweight (126 pounds) king Yuriorkis Gamboa will face WBA interim super featherweight (130 pounds) titlist Jorge Solis of Mexico with Gamboa's titles being on the line in an HBO televised bout from the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 26, according to Top Rank...

Chris John-Yuriorkis Gamboa, Sergio Martinez-Miguel Cotto Mulled

By Lem SatterfieldDec 8th 2010 – 4:01PM

Adviser Sampson Lewkowicz and Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum, told FanHouse on Wednesday that a mutual conversation in Arum's Las Vegas office went favorable regarding a potential fall, 2011 clash between unbeaten WBA featherweight (126 pounds) champions Chris John (pictured at right), of Indonesia, and, Cuban-born,...

Background on Orlando Salido

Orlando Salido Rivera (born November 16, 1980 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a Mexican professional boxer.

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