Orlando Salido - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Orlando Salido Rivera is a Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

. Salido is the current WBO

World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...

Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

Champion and the former IBF Featherweight Champion. Eight of his losses happened between the ages of 15 and 21.

Professional career

Salido suffered losses in the early portion of his career. However, he went on a nine fight undefeated streak before losing to WBA and IBF featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez

Juan Manuel Márquez

Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...

by a 12 round unanimous decision. Salido rebounded with knockout wins over former champion César Soto

Cesar Soto (boxer)

César Soto Esquivel is a retired Mexican professional boxer and is the former WBC Featherweight Champion.-Professional career:...

and Rogers Mtagwa

Rogers Mtagwa

Rogers Mtagwa is a Tanzanian professional boxer who currently competes in the featherweight and super bantamweight divisions. Mtagwa is most notable for having fought for a version of the world title at both featherweight and super bantamweight...

On November 4, 2006, he defeated Robert Guerrero

Robert Guerrero

Robert Joseph Guerrero is a professional American boxer of Mexican descent. He is the former IBF Super Featherweight champion and a former two-time IBF featherweight champion of the world. Nicknamed The Ghost, Guerrero's record is 29 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, and 2 no contest, with 18 of his wins...

for the IBF

International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

world title, by a unanimous decision. The Official scorers saw it 115-113, 118-110, 117-111. Salido's win over Guerrero was marred by controversy, as Salido reportedly tested positive for steroids after the fight.

As a result of his positive test for Nandrolone

Nandrolone

Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body, albeit in minute quantities of less than 0.4 ng/ml. Nandrolone is most commonly sold commercially as its decanoate ester and less commonly as a phenylpropionate ester...

, Salido was stripped of his title and faced disciplinary action in Nevada, which included a suspension. Salido maintained his innocence and immediately had a follow up test at LabCorp

LabCorp

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings , more commonly known as LabCorp, is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina. It operates one of the largest clinical laboratory networks in the world, with a United States network of 36 primary laboratories. Before a merger with...

, a nationally recognized blood lab. The findings were negative of any steroids. It should be noted that Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body in minute quantities.

IBF Featherweight Championship

Salido returned to the ring ten months later with an eighth round unanimous decision victory over journeyman Marty Robbins. In his next fight, he knocked out Hector Julio Avila in an IBF sanctioned title eliminator.

In late 2008 Salido had the opportunity to fight for the IBF belt that he was forced to vacate due to his suspension, against Cristobal Cruz

Cristóbal Cruz

Cristóbal Cruz Rivera, also known as Lacandón is a Mexican professional boxer and former IBF Featherweight Champion.-Career:...

. Salido lost the bout, but later avenged the defeat in a rematch in May 2010, winning the IBF title in the process.

WBA Featherweight Championship

In his next fight, he faced WBA Featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and lost a 12 round unanimous decision.

WBO Featherweight Championship

On April 16, 2011, he faced undefeated WBO

World Boxing Organization

featherweight champion Juan Manuel López

Juan Manuel López (boxer)

Juan Manuel "Juanma" López Rivera is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Lopez represented Puerto Rico at numerous international tournaments including the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Summer Olympics. López's professional career...

in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. As a heavy underdog, Salido stopped Lopez by 8th round tko to claim the WBO featherweight title.

Professional record

|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"
|align="center" colspan=8|36 Wins (24 knockouts), 11 Losses, 2 Draw
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|Win ||36-11-2||align=left|

Kenichi Yamaguchi
|TKO || 11 , 2:50|| || align=left|

Centro de Usos Multiples, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
|align=left|Defended WBO

World Boxing Organization

Featherweight Title.
|-align=center
|Win ||35-11-2||align=left|

Juan Manuel López

Juan Manuel López (boxer)

|TKO ||8 , 1:39 || || align=left|

Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

|align=left|Won WBO

World Boxing Organization

Featherweight Title.
|-align=center
|Loss || 34-11-2 ||align=left|

Yuriorkis Gamboa
|UD || 12 || || align=left|

Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

|align=left|Unification WBA World

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

and IBF Featherweight

Featherweight

titles
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|Win || 34-10-2 ||align=left|

Cristobal Cruz

Cristóbal Cruz

Cristóbal Cruz Rivera, also known as Lacandón is a Mexican professional boxer and former IBF Featherweight Champion.-Career:...

|SD || 12 || || align=left|

Estadio Tomás Gaytán, Ciudad Obregón

Ciudad Obregón

Ciudad Obregon is the second largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated south of the state's northern border with the U.S. state of Arizona. It is also the municipal seat of Cajeme municipality, located in the Yaqui Valley.- History :...

, Sonora

Sonora

Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

|align=left|Won the IBF Featherweight

Featherweight

title
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|Win || 33-10-2 ||align=left|

Victor Rodriguez
|KO || 5 , 1:08 || || align=left|

Centro Modelo, Ciudad Obregón

Ciudad Obregón

, Sonora

Sonora

, Mexico

Mexico

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|Win || 32-10-2 ||align=left|

Leonardo Resendiz
|TKO || 3 , 0:32 || || align=left|

Ensenada, Baja California

Ensenada is a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest city in Baja California. It is located south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula. The city is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, or, The Cinderella of the Pacific...

, Mexico

Mexico

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|Loss || 31-10-2 ||align=left|

Cristobal Cruz

Cristóbal Cruz

Cristóbal Cruz Rivera, also known as Lacandón is a Mexican professional boxer and former IBF Featherweight Champion.-Career:...

|SD || 12 || || align=left|

Northern Quest Casino, Airway Heights, Washington

Airway Heights, Washington

Airway Heights is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, just west of Spokane. The population was 6,114 at the 2010 census. The city's name was taken from its close proximity to Fairchild Air Force Base and Spokane International Airport....

|align=left|For the IBF

International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

Featherweight

title
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|Win || 31-9-2 ||align=left|

Ernesto Aboyte
|DQ || 6 || || align=left|

Gimnasio Polifuncional, Hermosillo, Sonora
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|Win || 30-9-2 ||align=left|

Renan Acosta
|TKO || 4 , 2:39 || || align=left|

Plaza de Toros Juriquilla, Querétaro, Querétaro
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|Win || 29-9-2 ||align=left|

Hector Julio Avila
|TKO || 6 , 1:57 || || align=left|

Cicero Stadium 1909 S. Laramie, Cicero, Illinois

Cicero, Illinois

Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83,891 at the 2010 census. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator....

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 28-9-2 ||align=left|

Marty Robbins
|UD || 8 || || align=left|

Congress Theatre 2135 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois
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|-align=center
|style="background: #DDDDDD"|NC || 27-9-2 ||align=left|

Robert Guerrero

|ND || 12 || || align=left|

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

|align=left|For the IBF

International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

Featherweight

title
|-align=center
|Win || 27-9-2 ||align=left|

Franner Trinidad
|TKO || 1 || || align=left|

Centro de Espectaculos Modelo, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
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|Win || 26-9-2 ||align=left|

Rogers Mtagwa

|TKO || 5 , 3:00 || || align=left|

The Centre, Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

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|Win || 25-9-2 ||align=left|

Leonardo Valdez
|TKO || 1 || || align=left|

Domo de la Macroplaza, Nogales, Sonora

Nogales, Sonora

Heroica Nogales , more commonly known as Nogales, is a city and its surrounding municipality on the northern border of the Mexican State of Sonora. The municipality covers an area of 1,675 km², and borders to the north the city of Nogales, Arizona, United States, across the U.S.-Mexico border...

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 24-9-2 ||align=left|

Cesar Soto
|UD || 10 || || align=left|

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
|align=left|
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|Loss || 23-9-2 ||align=left|

Juan Manuel Márquez

|UD || 12 || || align=left|

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

|align=left|For the WBA Super World

World Boxing Association

and IBF Featherweight

Featherweight

titles
|-align=center
|Win ||23-8-2||align=left|

Omar Adorno
|TKO ||4 || || align=left|

Cancha Pepín Cestero, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Bayamón, Puerto Rico

|align=left|
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|Win ||22-8-2||align=left|

Alfred Kotey
|UD ||10 || || align=left|

Park ‘N Swap, Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

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|-align=center
|Win ||21-8-2||align=left|

Fred Neal
|TKO ||3 , 2:35 || || align=left|

City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada

Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||20-8-2||align=left|

Radford Beasley
|TKO ||2 , 2:16 || || align=left|

Lucky Eagle Casino, Eagle Pass, Texas

Eagle Pass, Texas

Eagle Pass is a city in and the county seat of Maverick County The population was 27,183 as of the 2010 census.Eagle Pass borders the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, which is to the southwest and across the Rio Grande. The Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras Metropolitan Area is one of six...

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||19-8-2||align=left|

Armando Cordoba
|KO ||4 , 2:12 || || align=left|

Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California

Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||18-8-2||align=left|

Jorge Monzon
|TKO ||4 , 2:53 || || align=left|

Kickapoo Casino, Eagle Pass, Texas

Eagle Pass, Texas

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||17-8-2||align=left|

Carlos Gerena

Carlos Gerena Allende was a contender in the super featherweight division of boxing. He was nicknamed "El Topo".- Amateur career :*1990 Competed as a Flyweight at 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle...

|MD ||10 || || align=left|

Victoria Community Center, Victoria, Texas

Victoria, Texas

Victoria is a city in and the seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 60,603 at the 2000 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 at the 2000 census,...

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||16-8-2||align=left|

Juan Ruiz
|KO ||7 || || align=left|

Mexico

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||15-8-2||align=left|

Lamont Pearson

Lamont Pearson, is a professional boxer in the United States. He currently resides in Cheltenham, Maryland. His professional record stands at 23-4-1 with 12 knockouts...

|UD ||10 || || align=left|

Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss ||14-8-2||align=left|

Alejandro Martín González

Alejandro Martín González was a Mexican boxer in the Lightweight division. González is a former WBC Featherweight and IBA Lightweight Champion...

|MD ||10 || || align=left|

Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin, Illinois

Elgin, Illinois

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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||14-7-2||align=left|

Regilio Tuur

Regilio Benito Tuur is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Amateur career:...

|SD ||8 || || align=left|

Celebrity Theater, New York, New York
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|Win ||13-7-2||align=left|

Michael Jamison
|TKO ||1 || || align=left|

Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||12-7-2||align=left|

Dustin Kim
|TKO ||5 , 1:38 || || align=left|

Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

|align=left|
|-align=center
|style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw ||11-7-2||align=left|

Mark Burse
|D ||8 || || align=left|

Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss ||11-7-1||align=left|

William Abelyan

- References :Abelyan started boxing at the age of 12, and began training with the legendary Olympic Bronze Medalist David Torosyan. He started to box professionally in 1998. He is an NABO Pro-Boxing Champion. William was a WBO # 1 ranked contender, and he was named fighter of the year in 2005. ...

|UD ||6 || || align=left|

Sportscenter, Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...

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|-align=center
|Win ||11-6-1||align=left|

Victor Manuel Mendoza
|KO ||5 || || align=left|

Mexico

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||10-6-1||align=left|

Ruben Estanislao
|TKO ||9 || || align=left|

Mexico City, Distrito Federal
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||9-6-1||align=left|

Ivan Feliciano
|KO ||4 || || align=left|

Mexico

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|-align=center
|Loss ||8-6-1||align=left|

Ivan Valle
|KO ||4 || || align=left|

Navojoa, Sonora
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|-align=center
|Win ||8-5-1||align=left|

Ricardo Ramirez
|KO ||3 || || align=left|

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||7-5-1||align=left|

Ramon Aragon
|UD ||10 || || align=left|

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
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|-align=center
|Loss ||6-5-1||align=left|

Jose Luis Montes
|KO ||7 || || align=left|

Mexico

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss ||6-4-1||align=left|

Daniel Rodriguez
|TKO ||8 || || align=left|

Tijuana, Baja California
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|-align=center
|Win ||6-3-1||align=left|

Ernesto Medina
|TKO ||5 || || align=left|

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
|align=left|Won Sonora Super Bantamweight Title.
|-align=center
|style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw ||5-3-1||align=left|

Lazaro Padilla
|D ||10 || || align=left|

Mexico

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||5-3-0||align=left|

Ricardo Medina
|KO ||6 || || align=left|

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss ||4-3-0||align=left|

Hector Guzman
|TKO ||3 || || align=left|

Mexicali, Baja California
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|-align=center
|Loss ||4-2-0||align=left|

Ivan Cazarez
|UD ||6 || || align=left|

Mexicali, Baja California
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win ||4-1-0||align=left|

Ventura Mendivil
|UD ||8 || || align=left|

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
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|-align=center
|Win ||3-1-0||align=left|

Ricardo Medina
|UD ||4 || || align=left|

Mexico

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|-align=center
|Win ||2-1-0||align=left|

Julio Alberto Leal
|UD ||4 || || align=left|

Mexicali, Baja California
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|-align=center
|Win ||1-1-0||align=left|

Jesus Osorio
|TKO ||2 || || align=left|

Mexico

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|-align=center
|Loss ||0-1-0||align=left|

Ivan Cazarez
|TKO ||4 || || align=left|

Mexico

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Professional career

IBF Featherweight Championship

WBA Featherweight Championship

WBO Featherweight Championship

Professional record

See also

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