Former world champions from Mexico Orlando "Siri" Salido And Eric "Terrible" Morales held an exhibition match, the proceeds from which will go to charity. A boxing evening called "The Last Fight" took place this Saturday in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Former World Champion Orlando "Siri" Salido next weekend at the Mesquite Rodeo in Texas, USA, will meet the world champion in four divisions Eric "The Terrible" Morales in a charity exhibition match. Salido came to the press conference before this event in a T-shirt with the inscription "Peace in Ukraine". Salido met with Vasily Lomachenko in 2014 and inflicted his first official defeat in the pro ring.
According to Mexican media, former world champion Orlando Salido was arrested on December 31 in Sonora, Mexico, for taking part in a fight in one of the local bars. According to eyewitnesses, the fight broke out when Salido applied force against one of the girls in the bar. During the fight, the wife of Salido was injured, when the guards unsuccessfully tried to calm the boxer.
Four-time world champion in two weight classes Mexican Orlando Salido on his return to Arizona rethought his fight with Miguel Roman and changed his mind about completing his career. The 37-year-old boxer said that he will return to the ring in 2018 and ready for new challenges.
In an extremely spectacular battle between two Mexican veterans Miguel Roman (58-12, 45 KOs) scored a stoppage victory in the ninth round over Orlando Salido (44-14-4, 31 KOs). In the fourth and eighth rounds, Salido was knocked down, and in the ninth round, after another fall the referee Robert Bird decided that he saw enough for Orlando today. The time was 1:43.