http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/orlando_salido/75296 Recent articles about Orlando Salido en-us Mikey Garcia stopped Juan Manuel Lopez in the fourth round Saturday night, leaving the WBO featherweight title vacant after Garcia failed to make weight. Garcia (32-0) weighed in at 128 pounds Friday, two over the featherweight limit. Lopez weighed in at 125 1/2. Lopez (33-3) would have regained the title with a win. Garcia put Lopez on the ground with a strong left-handed blow 1:34 into the fourth round for his 27th career knockout. Garcia won the title from Orlando Salido on a unanimous decision in New York on Jan. 19. The title reign, however, was short-lived after Garcia didn't make weight. The only two losses of Lopez's career were to Salido. The first one cost him the WBO belt, and the second led to a one-year suspension by Puerto Rican boxing officials when he accused the referee who stopped the fight of betting on the match. Lopez had won twice since his one-year ban ended, beating Aldimar Silva Santos in February and knocking out Eugenio Lopez in an undercard bout in Mexico City in Apri Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:44:08 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/garcia_drops_lopez_in_4th_round/13845320 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/garcia_drops_lopez_in_4th_round/13845320 Garcia drops Lopez in 4th round http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/garcia_drops_lopez_in_4th_round/13845320 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c1f6ec5e50e75bd7da35ae95116312e2decb0f4b/mini/Juan_Manuel_Lopez_a90e.jpg What remains of the Juan Manuel Lopez who stormed onto the HBO airwaves in 2008, inspiring broadcaster Max Kellerman to enthuse, "A star is born!"? The glimmers of greatness he showed then have steadily dimmed, certainly. He replaced excellence with pure excitement, though, and became a different kind of star. One thing held steady from the moment he burst into broader public consciousness: He has retained his popularity in boxing-mad Puerto Rico, and with the considerable segment of boxing fandom that adores face-first brawlers. How much of the earlier Lopez is left will be telling for his chances against featherweight contender Mikey Garcia Saturday, back on HBO. Things got more interesting after the weigh-in Friday, when it looked like JuanMa might not be the only one who is incomplete. What will remain of Garcia after he failed to make weight and looked gaunt at 127.5 pounds? Garcia's glimmers of greatness have steadily glowed brighter, especially after he dism... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:45:21 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/bits_and_pieces_mikey_garcia_vs_juan_manuel_lopez_preview_and_prediction/13838093 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/bits_and_pieces_mikey_garcia_vs_juan_manuel_lopez_preview_and_prediction/13838093 Bits And Pieces: Mikey Garcia Vs. Juan Manuel Lopez Preview And Prediction http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/bits_and_pieces_mikey_garcia_vs_juan_manuel_lopez_preview_and_prediction/13838093 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d21febb698424f1a01eb163475452311b59b991f/mini/juan-manuel-lopez-sergio.jpg Mikey Garcia fights as defending WBO featherweight champion for the first time Saturday night against former title-holder Juan Manuel Lopez. He has prepared to battle his nerves as well. ''I don't feel any different, but people treat you different,'' said Garcia, who will face Lopez at American Airlines Center in a fight that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban helped promote. ''Now I'm coming in as a champion, so it might be a little more excitement this time.'' Garcia took the title from Orlando Salido on a unanimous decision in New York in January. He is 31-0 with 26 knockouts. The only two losses of Lopez's career came to Salido. The first one cost him the WBO belt, and the second led to a one-year suspension by Puerto Rican boxing officials when he accused the referee who stopped the fight of betting on the match. Lopez, who is known as Juanma, has said several times the fight with Garcia is the biggest of the Puerto Rican's career. ''It is a ve Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:58:54 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/garcia_set_for_1st_wbo_title_defense/13836881 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/garcia_set_for_1st_wbo_title_defense/13836881 Garcia set for 1st WBO title defense http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/garcia_set_for_1st_wbo_title_defense/13836881 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/d/6d24b99634c27f5533db9ddd2b60f8fa2a3de5e6/mini/STEVEN_LUEVANO_VS_0f4a.jpg On Saturday June 15, Mikey Garcia vs. Juan Manuel Lopez takes place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, televised on HBO Boxing After Dark. Right here, you can find a complete collection of quotes from the fighters as they discussed the upcoming fight, their training, game plans, and much more. Take a look. MIKEY GARCIA: We have definitely had a very good camp. We worked very hard, with Robert and my dad [Eduardo] and Darryl Hudson for strength and speed. I think we are doing an excellent job and we are in the last week here and I am very excited to get back in the ring again and show another side of Mikey Garcia. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ: We had a great training camp. We are working real hard on the conditioning. We know we are going to have to be at the top of our game conditioning-wise because we know Mikey Garcia is a real good boxer. Do you feel after your last two fights, even though not very competitive, have rid you of rust? JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ: I think those two fights... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:39:13 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/mikey_garcia_juan_manuel_lopez_pre_fight_quotes/13784534 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/mikey_garcia_juan_manuel_lopez_pre_fight_quotes/13784534 Mikey Garcia-Juan Manuel Lopez pre-fight quotes http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/mikey_garcia_juan_manuel_lopez_pre_fight_quotes/13784534 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c1f6ec5e50e75bd7da35ae95116312e2decb0f4b/mini/Juan_Manuel_Lopez_a90e.jpg Last night on HBO, Mikey Garcia routed Orlando Salido, knocking him down four times and taking home the WBO Featherweight Title. Right here, we have a collection of fight night photos from the tripleheader at Madison Square Garden, which of course also showcased Gennady Golovkin against Gabriel Rosado, and Roman Martinez against Juan Carlos Burgos. Take a look below. Garcia easily took care of business against Salido, who was just too easy to hit, and couldn't handle the crisp, precise variety of shots that Mikey was throwing at him. In the co-feature, as you can see from the photo above, Golovkin turned Rosado into a bloody mess. Rosado was game throughout but just couldn't compete against a guy of that size and caliber. And in the first fight, Juan Carlos Burgos should have won Martinez's title, but the scorecards produced an unsatisfying draw. It was a solid action fight, but Burgos seemed to control it throughout and certainly deserved to win. Enjoy the pho... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:03:49 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/garcia_salido_results_photos_videos_interviews_photo_gallery_from_fight_night/12707512 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/garcia_salido_results_photos_videos_interviews_photo_gallery_from_fight_night/12707512 Garcia-Salido results, photos & videos: Interviews & photo gallery from fight night http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/garcia_salido_results_photos_videos_interviews_photo_gallery_from_fight_night/12707512 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Garden was treated to a triple headed boxing fest, which was capped off with Mickey Garcia besting Orlando Salido in 8 rounds to claim the WBO Featherweight Title. Black Sports Online was live from Madison Square Garden covering the night of boxing. Salido vs Garcia was touted widely as a pick em match from the get-go, with both fighters having an equal shot at a victory. Salido, however, went in with the underdog label with Garcia’s youth going against Salido’s veteran fighting style. But before the main event, we were treated to two surprising undercards: Burgos vs Martinez Bad scoring from the judges all around, after Burgos dictated the pace of the fight all round long. The judges scores came to 116-112 for Rocky Martinez and a score for Juan Carlos Burgos at 117-111 and 114-114 for the draw. Despite a a rough first round Burgos rebounded nicely worked aggressively on Martinez. There was a bit of controversy over the draw, but alas Rocky Martinez retained the WBO super featherweight title. Golovki Sun, 20 Jan 2013 02:49:34 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/hbo_boxing_after_dark_orlando_salido_vs_mickey_garcia_recap/12706165 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/hbo_boxing_after_dark_orlando_salido_vs_mickey_garcia_recap/12706165 HBO Boxing After Dark: Orlando Salido vs Mickey Garcia Recap http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/hbo_boxing_after_dark_orlando_salido_vs_mickey_garcia_recap/12706165 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png NEW YORK CITY -- Steve Zemach is ringside in Madison Square Garden, covering the off-TV undercard for Saturday's HBO show headlined by Orlando Salido vs. Miguel Angel Garcia. Results for that fight plus Gennady Golovkin vs. Gabriel Rosado and Roman Martinez vs. Juan Carlos Burgos will come in a subsequent post. Read here for what happened in the fights featuring Felix Verdejo, Glen Tapia, Sean Monaghan and others... ****** A four round bout between super middleweights Steven Tyner (3-10-2, 2 KOs) and Ronald Ellis (7-0, 5 KOs) opened the night at the theater in Madison Square Garden. The 1st round started slow and nether men landed any punches of note. To start the 2nd Ellis landed an onslaught of punches that backed Tyner off. It appeared Ellis was thriving towards his 6th career stoppage before suddenly backing off and letting the 2nd round come to an end. A left hook rocked Tyner to open the 3rd, but with roughly a minute remaining in the round Tyner gave Ell... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:01:19 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/off_tv_undercard_results_for_orlando_salido_vs_mikey_garcia/12704695 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/off_tv_undercard_results_for_orlando_salido_vs_mikey_garcia/12704695 Off-TV Undercard Results For Orlando Salido Vs. Mikey Garcia http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/off_tv_undercard_results_for_orlando_salido_vs_mikey_garcia/12704695 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Enough foreplay. January's ESPN2 Friday Night Fights and Showtime ShoBox cards have been all well and good, but the first "down to business"-style boxing event of 2013 is upon us Saturday on HBO. As the main event was rescheduled from late 2012 after one of the combatants suffered a training injury, it christens the New Year quite by accident. That main event, Orlando Salido-Mikey Garcia, might be overshadowed for pure action by one undercard fight, Roman Martinez-Juan Carlos Burgos, and another undercard bout has the most dynamic fighter in the show, Gennady Golovkin. Salido-Garcia is the most well-rounded fight of the show, though: Garcia is a dynamic talent in his own way, while Salido guarantees action with his pressure; Garcia is an up-and-coming young fighter, Salido is a hard-nosed veteran; Salido is the world's #1 featherweight, Garcia inhabits the top 10; and it's got an appealing style match-up between a boxer-puncher and an intelligent brawle... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:39:49 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/business_time_orlando_salido_vs_miguel_angel_garcia_preview_and_prediction/12690136 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/business_time_orlando_salido_vs_miguel_angel_garcia_preview_and_prediction/12690136 Business Time: Orlando Salido Vs. Miguel Angel Garcia Preview And Prediction http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/business_time_orlando_salido_vs_miguel_angel_garcia_preview_and_prediction/12690136 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The 2013 fight season has officially kicked in and we could not be anymore happier! Not because there are some really awesome fights ahead of us in the next few months, but rather we would of probably died of boredom and spent all our cash reserves on Ghostbuster Proton backpacks and Jedi bathrobes if there [...] Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:59:33 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/mikey_garcia_vs_orlando_salido_full_garcia_mitt_and_shadow_boxing_workout_with_robert_garcia/12628195 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/mikey_garcia_vs_orlando_salido_full_garcia_mitt_and_shadow_boxing_workout_with_robert_garcia/12628195 Mikey Garcia vs. Orlando Salido: Full Garcia mitt and shadow boxing workout with Robert Garcia http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/mikey_garcia_vs_orlando_salido_full_garcia_mitt_and_shadow_boxing_workout_with_robert_garcia/12628195 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Undefeated Mikey Garcia is back on January 19th, as he finally challenges for a world title by taking on the tough veteran Orlando Salido. Garcia has been hard at work, training with brother Robert Garcia. Right here, Robert speaks with Top Rank's Crystina Poncher about Mikey, his training, his previous experience and more. Robert acknowledges that Mikey hasn't faced the same kind of competition that Salido has. They know it's going to be a tough fight, but they're prepared for it. Mikey also speaks with Poncher, and he's excited for the opportunity, he feels as if he has earned this title challenge as opposed to other people, and that if he just does what he knows how to do, then he'll come out ahead and with that championship belt. Enjoy the interviews with Mikey and Robert Garcia and keep on checking back with us over the next 10 days or so for more updates on Garcia vs. Salido and the entire Top Rank promoted HBO-televised event from MSG on the 19th. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:26:19 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/video_interviews_mikey_garcia_robert_garcia_talk_title_challeenge_against_salido/12623257 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/video_interviews_mikey_garcia_robert_garcia_talk_title_challeenge_against_salido/12623257 Video interviews: Mikey Garcia & Robert Garcia talk title challeenge against Salido http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/video_interviews_mikey_garcia_robert_garcia_talk_title_challeenge_against_salido/12623257 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png WBO Featherweight Champion Orlando Salido was originally supposed to defend his hard-earned crown against Mikey Garcia on November 10th, but that was postponed after Salido broke a finger. Now the fight is scheduled for January 19, in New York on an HBO-televised event as part of the undercard for Golovkin vs. Rosado. In Garcia, Salido faces an undefeated slugger who has come up through the ranks in the old fashioned way: by winning and defending two regional titles. In Salido, Garcia faces a veteran Mexican champion who, in modern memory at least, has lost only to some of the very best. Miguel Angel Garcia (30-0, 26 KOs) 5'6" tall, 70" reach, 25 years old American NABO-NABF Featherweight Champion (NABF title vacated; NABO title is the regional belt for the WBO) Credit: Chris Farina - Top Rank Garcia comes from a good amateur background, despite his lack of major international experience or adult division titles. Coming from a boxing family (Eduardo Garcia ... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:47:55 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/orlando_salido_vs_mikey_garcia_preview_prediction/12518938 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/orlando_salido_vs_mikey_garcia_preview_prediction/12518938 Orlando Salido vs. Mikey Garcia preview & prediction http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/orlando_salido_vs_mikey_garcia_preview_prediction/12518938 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Mexico's Orlando Salido retained his WBO featherweight title Saturday by handing Juan Manuel Lopez of Puerto Rico his second big defeat in under a year. The 31-year-old Salido earned a technical knockout in the tenth round at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum to improve to 38-11-2 with 26 KOs, while Lopez fell to 31-2 with 28 KOs. Salido handed 28-year-old Lopez his first career loss last April with a technical knockout in the eighth round. The Mexican boxer known for his powerful right hand won his previous two fights against Filipino Weng Haya and Japanese Kenichi Yamaguchi by knockout. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:54:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/salido_retains_wbo_featherweight_title/10280587 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/salido_retains_wbo_featherweight_title/10280587 Salido retains WBO featherweight title http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/salido_retains_wbo_featherweight_title/10280587 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Juan Manuel ''Juanma'' Lopez is aiming to avenge the lone loss of his career and reclaim his WBO featherweight crown when he takes on Mexican boxer Orlando Salido on Saturday. The heavy-handed Puerto Rican southpaw (32-1, 28 KOs), comes in as a 2-1 favorite and will have the hometown crowd behind him at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan. But that advantage didn't help Lopez last April when Salido (37-11-2, 25 KOs) pummeled him repeatedly with his powerful right hand en route to winning a controversial eighth-round technical knockout. It was a stunning upset by Salido, who took Lopez's WBO featherweight belt on his third title defense. Lopez called the rematch with Salido ''the most important fight of my career.'' Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:00:36 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/lopez_seeks_to_avenge_last_years_loss_to_salido/10271920 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/lopez_seeks_to_avenge_last_years_loss_to_salido/10271920 Lopez seeks to avenge last year's loss to Salido http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/lopez_seeks_to_avenge_last_years_loss_to_salido/10271920 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png WBO featherweight world champion Orlando Salido (37-11-2, 25 KOs) survived two knockdowns and a real scare to eventually stop Filipino Weng Haya (14-5, 8 KOs) in the eighth round of a scheduled 10-round non-title bout in Mexico. For the first 2 3/4 rounds, Haya was completely on his bike, almost flat-out running from the stalking Salido. Then, with seconds left in the third round a perfectly-timed counter left hand dropped Salido hard. The featherweight titlist beat the count, but he was clearly dazed and saved by the bell. Salido came out for the fourth, still on unsteady legs, and was dropped again, this time by a straight left hand. The crafty veteran was able to fall back and rely on his deep knowledge of boxing fundamentals to play defense while regaining his composure. By the fifth, Salido had his legs back under him and began to box a more sound, intelligent fight. The end of the contest came in the eighth, when a shot from Salido sent Haya to the ropes, obviously hurt. Salido rushed his injured op Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:36:42 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/salido_comes_off_canvas_to_stop_haya/8802637 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/salido_comes_off_canvas_to_stop_haya/8802637 Salido comes off canvas to stop Haya http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/salido_comes_off_canvas_to_stop_haya/8802637 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png WBO featherweight champ Orlando Salido (36-11-2, 24 KOs) returns to the ring this Saturday at the Palenque de la Feria in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico in a 10-round non-title bout with Filipino Weng Haya (14-4, 8 KOs). Despite rumors to the contrary, Mexico's Salido is still entertaining offers related to his title fight options for 2012 and has not yet signed to face Puerto Rico's Juan Manuel Lopez in a return bout to his upset TKO 8 title-winning victory last April. In Salido's last bout, he stopped overmatched Japanese contender Kenichi Yamaguchi in the 11th round of their scheduled 12-rounder. His opponent, Haya, is an unknown entity who has only fought once outside the Philippines (a 2009 six-round unanimous-decision loss to super featherweight contender Terdsak Kokietgym in Thailand). Added to the card is two-time super flyweight world titlist Cristian Mijares (43-6-2, 19 KOs), who vacated his IBF super flyweight belt last summer, in a junior featherweight contest against veteran journ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:28:24 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/salido_to_face_weng_in_mexico_on_saturday/8741944 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/salido_to_face_weng_in_mexico_on_saturday/8741944 Salido to face Weng in Mexico on Saturday http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/salido_to_face_weng_in_mexico_on_saturday/8741944 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png