Orlando Salido vs. Rocky Martinez: Fight Time, Date, TV Info and Preview:
In the event that there is one thing that you ought to think about Orlando Salido, its that he's brave.
The 34-year-old Salido (42-12-2, 29 KOs) is wading profound into foe domain on Saturday, as he is situated to shield his WBO World super featherweight title against Puerto Rican slugger Roman "Rough" Martinez (28-2-2, 17 KOs) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Obviously, the swarm ought to be very threatening to Salido, who hails from Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico.
This is Salido's first protection of his super featherweight title and first session in about seven months. Salido won the belt with a 11th-round knockout triumph over Terdsak Kokietgym in September 2014, an exciting, awful session that emphasized seven aggregate knockdowns, including excursions to the canvas for both contenders in the first round.
Salido has had a lot of time to recuperate from that merciless session, and his matchup against Martinez ought to turn out to be a treat for battle fans searching for a lot of pace and activity.
Here's a gander at the key information for the session.
Salido may have 12 losses in his career and be in his mid-30s, but he's one of those fighters who seems to get better with age.
The Mexican warrior has lost only three times in the most recent decade, the most recent thrashing going to the undefeated Mikey Garcia in January 2013 by means of a specialized choice. From that point forward, Salido has won his last three sessions, including an amazing win more than two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko and the previously stated war against Kokietgym.
Martinez's late boxing record is a bit spottier than Salido's, with a misfortune and an attract his last four sessions and some nearby choice triumphs.
The 32-year-old mauler has held the WBO world super featherweight title twice in his profession. He lost the title to—who else?—Garcia by eighth-round knockout in November 2013. From that point forward, he's bounced back to annihilation unheralded Herbert Quartey by knockout in December, and now he has an opportunity to at the end of the day hold the equipment that has characterized such an extensive amount his late vocation.
While Martinez is unmistakably pursuing a title, Salido may be after some more than simply clutching some boxing equipment: regard.
Identifying with Yahoo Sports' Kevin Iole, Salido communicated his mistake with the way that he acquires far not as much as a percentage of the greater names in boxing:
"It's nothing I dwell on, but I do feel badly about it because we're all professional boxers and I know I give the fans who pay to see me fight as the same or more entertainment as those guys do. But that's life. There's not much I can do about it, so I'll just keep fighting hard and making people want to see me."
Iole also noted Salido has made a habit of putting on entertaining bouts and taking on difficult assignments within the squared circle:
"Going places others fear to tread is how he's made his living. If former light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson is 'The Road Warrior,' then Salido can take the Spanish version of the name. Call him 'Guerrero de Carretera.''
Salido's willingness to venture into difficult matchups for the sake of entertaining the fans shouldn't take anything away from Martinez. The latter has done a fine job of taking on fighters with excellent records even when the stakes were at their highest, from his bout with Garcia to wins over Diego Magdaleno or Miguel Beltran Jr.
UCNLive.com's Steve Kim also noted recently that Martinez has proved doubters wrong in the past:
Still, its Salido's swashbuckling demeanor that may issue him an edge in this one. Both warriors affection to assault and be forceful, however the titleholder ought to have literally nothing to apprehension after his test against Kokietgym.
He's the one compelling the issue, hell bent on making every single punch number and every battle worth going between the ropes. Search for him to ring a knockout blow late in this session and clutch his title, and maybe win himself a surprisingly better payday later on.
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