Orlando Salido vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko

Last updated
DateMarch 1, 2014
Venue Flag of the United States.svg Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, United States
Title(s) on the linevacant WBO featherweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Flag of Mexico.svg Orlando Salido Flag of Ukraine.svg Vasiliy Lomachenko
Nickname Siri Hi-Tech
Hometown Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine
Pre-fight record 41–12–2 (28 KO) (1 NC) 1–0–0 (1 KO)
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight128+1⁄4 lb (58 kg)125+1⁄4 lb (57 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition Former WBO featherweight champion 2-time Olympic gold medalist
Result
Salido won via 12-round split decision

Orlando Salido vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko , was a boxing bout for the WBO world title. The bout was held on March 1, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas, United States. [1] The fight was televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing.

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Had Lomachenko won the bout, he would have broken the record set by Thailand's Saensak Muangsurin, who won a junior welterweight world title in his third pro fight in 1975.

Lomachenko lost a controversial split decision [2] to a fighter that failed to make weight (and thereby vacated his belt) who weighed, post weigh-in, 147 lbs., 21 pounds over the fight limit. Two judges had it for Salido, 116–112 and 115–113, while the third had it for Lomachenko 115–113. ESPN.com had it 114–114. Lomachenko, for his part, stated he felt the decision was "fair" and accepted blame for not following through with his corner's game plan, promising to learn from the experience and come back stronger. [3]

Lomachenko went on to tie the record for fewest bouts to a professional championship two months later, besting undefeated Gary Russell, Jr. for the WBO featherweight belt in his next match, on June 11, 2014.

Background

Lomachenko is a Ukrainian professional boxer who became two-time Olympic gold medalist and a winner of gold medals at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships. [4] At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games he was awarded the Val Barker Trophy. [5]

Lomachenko is being regarded as one of the best amateur fighters of all time. [6]

Lomachenko wanted to fight for a world title in his pro debut, but that was not possible. [2]

Salido's weight issues

Salido, 33, of Mexico, failed to make weight and was stripped of his belt at the weigh-in. He was 128¼ pounds, well over the 126-pound limit. [2] And he weighed 11 pounds more than Lomachenko at the start of the contest. [7]

Boxing Insider, "Salido showed up heavy for the fight. Really heavy. One hundred forty-seven pounds heavy." [8]

Bad Left Hook: "A few things worked against him [Lomachenko]. Orlando Salido not making the fight's weight limit of 126 pounds and then rehydrating up to 147, compared to Lomachenko's 136." [7]

Criticisms of referee and Orlando Salido

In addition to criticizism of low blows by Salido, the referee of the fight, Laurence Cole, was roundly criticized by many boxing media-outlets for his perceived failure to properly conduct the match:

This was the latest in many controversies surrounding Cole, whose father Dickie Cole is the long time boxing commissioner of Texas.

Response

According to Boxing Insider, "Seriously, the guy had one fight – just one fight – to his name when he got a crack at the WBO Featherweight title. It was unheard of. It was beyond unheard of. In fact, it was literally a first." thus the attempt still being a record of its own. [8]

Many boxing magazines mentioned that the referee allowed Salido to deliver an inordinate number of low blows. Salido was also criticized for failing to make weight and some sources stipulated that he did so intentionally, as well as coming back much heavier than Lomachenko on the fight night.

He was fighting a full welterweight, getting hit in the balls all night, in only his second pro bout, and he still almost came back to win.

— Machine Levine, Punch Lines Podcast

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References

  1. ↑ "BBC Sport - Vasyl Lomachenko WBO title hopes ended by Orlando Salido". Bbc.com. 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Orlando Salido defeats Vasyl Lomachenko in 12 rounds". Espn.go.com. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Lomachenko: Salido Decision Was Fair, I Blame Myself - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Bradley vs Marquez results: Vasyl Lomachenko dominates in pro debut". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Vasyl Lomachenko - Boxer - Boxing news". Boxnews.com.ua. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  6. ↑ "Vasyl Lomachenko closes in on world title in just second pro fight". Espn.go.com. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  7. 1 2 3 "Learning Curve: Vasyl Lomachenko proves quality in first pro loss". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  8. 1 2 3 "Vasyl Lomachenko: A Star Isn't Born". BoxingInsider.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  9. ↑ "Referee Laurence Cole discusses Orlando Salido-Vasyl Lomachenko - Ring TV". Ringtv.craveonline.com. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  10. ↑ "Laurence Cole Is an Idiot". Boxing.com. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  11. ↑ "What Vasyl Lomachenko's letdown Saturday means for his future". Yahoo! Sports. March 2, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sneaky Vet Salido Wins SD Over Lomachenko in Texas". Thesweetscience.com. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
Preceded by
KO4 Jose Ramirez
 Vasiliy Lomachenko's bouts
March 1, 2014		Succeeded by
Preceded by Orlando Salido's bouts
March 1, 2014		Succeeded by
KO11 Terdsak Kokietgym
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