Lomachenko vs. Salido 2: Don’t be surprised if this fight happens

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By Chris Williams: Vaslyl Lomachenko needs an opponent for his next fight, and it’s clear that he’s not ready to move up to the lightweight division to take on the lion’s in that division like Mikey Garcia. Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) still has unfinished business with Orlando Salido (44-14-4, 31 KOs) from his 12 round split decision loss to him from March 2014.

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Orlando Salido not retiring after all

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By Dan Ambrose: Orlando Salido has had time to think it over, and he’s decided not to retire after all following his 9th round knockout loss to super featherweight contender Miguel ‘Mickey’ Roman (58-12, 45 KOs) last Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Miguel Roman vs. Orlando Salido – Results

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By Dan Ambrose: Former two division world champion Orlando ‘Siri’ Salido (44-14-4, 31 KOs) announced his retirement tonight after getting stopped in round 9 by #5 WBC Miguel ‘Mickey’ Roman (58-12, 45 KOs) on Saturday night in a fight televised by HBO Boxing After Dark from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Orlando Salido vs. Miguel Roman – Weights

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By Jim Dower: Miguel ‘Siri’ Salido (44-13-4, 31 KOs) and Miguel ‘Mickey’ Roman (57-12, 44 KOs) both made weight on Friday for their 10 round fight this Saturday night on HBO Boxing After Dark. The Salido-Roman fight is going to be taking place at lightweight rather than their normal weight classes at super featherweight. This should be a real war for as long as it lasts.

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Orlando Salido and Mickey Roman battle this Sat.

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By Dan Ambrose: Orlando ‘Siri’ Salido (44-13-4, 31 KOs) has a tough but winnable fight on his hands this Saturday night against #5 WBC Miguel ‘Mickey’ Roman (57-12, 44 KOs) for their fight on HBO at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Salido vs. Roman will be the main event on Saturday’s card in Vegas.

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Lomachenko-Rigondeaux to run against Salido-Roman on Sat.

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By Dan Ambrose: Two competing cards this Saturday will run against each other with WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko fighting Guillermo Rigondeaux on ESPN and former 2 division world champion Orlando Salido battling Miguel ‘Mickey’ Roman on HBO. The boxing fans will have to either pick which of the two fights they want to watch or else flip channels continuously to see the two fights taking place at the same time.

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Denis Shafikov vs. Rene Alvarado on Dec.9 on Salido-Roman card

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By Jim Dower: The hard-hitting lightweight Denis Shafikov (38-3-1, 20 KOs) will reportedly be fighting next month against journeyman Rene Alvarado (27-8, 19 KOs) in a fight at super featherweight on December 9th on the undercard of the Orlando Salido vs. Miguel Roman card at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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