Former bantamweight and junior featherweight world champ, Rafael Marquez (40-7, 36 KOs) returns to action this May 5 in a 10-round featherweight showcase this Saturday against former world title challenger, Kenichi Yamaguchi (17-2-2, 4 KOs) in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The 37-year-old Marquez last fought in October of 2011, dropping a unanimous decision in a failed … [Read more...]
Salido Batters Yamaguchi Over Eleven; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Centro de Usos Multiples, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora-- Fighting in front of his hometown fans and with former champ, Juan Manuel Lopez in attendance, WBO featherweight titlist, Orlando Salido (36-11, 24 KOs), put on a rough and rugged exhibition of Mexican prize fighting en route to a TKO 11 win over Japan's Kenichi Yamaguchi (17-2-2, 4 KOs). Salido was in control throughout, … [Read more...]
Orlando Salido Defends Against Kenichi Yamaguchi This Saturday, July 23
Orlando Salido (35-11-2, 23 KOs) makes the first defense of the WBO featherweight title he took from Juan Manuel Lopez in April when he steps into the ring this Saturday against Japan's Kenichi Yamaguchi (17-1-2, 4 KOs) at the Centro de Usos Multiples in his hometown of Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. Salido stopped the well-regarded Puerto Rican, Lopez, in eight rounds in … [Read more...]