By Dan Ambrose: With WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt out with a hand injury, the World Boxing Council are planning to make a decision on a rematch between former WBC champion Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido (44-13-4, 31 KOs).
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Miguel Berchelt vs. Orlando Salido on Dec.9
By Dan Ambrose: In a battle of the young vs. the old, WBC super featherweight champion Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt (32-1, 28 KOs) will be making his second defense of his World Boxing Council 130-pound title against 36-year-old former 2 division world champion Orlando “Siri” Salido (44-13, 4, 31 KOs) on December 9th at a still to be determined location.
Miguel Berchelt vs. Orlando Salido in the works for December
By Allan Fox: WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt (32-1, 28 KOs) and #1 WBC Orlando Salido (44-13-4, 31 KOs) will be facing each other on HBO World Championship Boxing on either December 9 or December 16, according to Dan Rafael.
Lomachenko to fight in December on ESPN
By Chris Williams: Vasyl Lomachenko will be back inside the ring in 4 months in December on ESPN to defend his WBO super featherweight title, possibly in New York. The opponent for the 29-year-old Ukrainian is one of these 3 candidates: Guillermo Rigondeaux, Miguel Berchelt and Orlando Salido.
Golden Boy Promotions presents world championship boxing at the Forum
By Anthony Montero: A great night of fights at the Forum in Inglewood California that did not disappoint for those in attendance. The triple header started off with an interesting light heavyweight bout between the hard hitting ‘everyman’ Joe Smith Jr of New York and the well experienced tactician Sullivan Barrera of Miami. Most were expecting this to be a brawl filled with fireworks and knock downs, and the first round was just that.
Miguel Berchelt vs. Takashi Miura – Results
By Dan Ambrose: WBC super featherweight champion Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt (32-1, 28 KOs) won an easy 12 round unanimous decision victory over #1 WBC challenger and former WBC world champion Takashi Miura (31-4-2, 24 KOs) on Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Miguel Berchelt stops Francisco Vargas
By Dan Ambrose: #7 WBC contender Miguel Berchelt (31-1, 28 KOs) showed tonight that he doesn’t have as weak a chin as many boxing fans previously thought with him coming on and stopping the previously unbeaten WBC super featherweight champion Francisco Vargas (23-1-2, 17 KOs) by an 11th round knockout at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
Francisco Vargas and Miguel Berchelt make weight
By Dan Ambrose: Fresh off his controversial draw against Orlando Salido last June, WBC World super featherweight champion Francisco Vargas (23-0-2, 17 KOs) successfully weighed in at 129.6 pounds for his voluntary title defense against #7 WBC Miguel Berchelt (30-1, 27 KOs) on Saturdah night on HBO”s Boxing After Dark at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California is. The 25-year-old Berchelt weighed in at 129.8lbs.
On paper this is a good fight, but it’s likely going to end early with the 32-year-old Vargas easily beating Berchelt. There’s a huge talent and experience difference between these two fighters.
Berchelt stops Jupp in 6th round
By Jim Dower: In an impressive display of punching power, No.1 rated WBO super featherweight contender Miguel Berchelt (29-1, 26 KOs) blasted out Number #3 George Jupp (13-2, 4 KOs) by a 6th round knockout on Saturday night to win the vacant interim WBO super featherweight title at the Polyforum Zamná in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.