Juan Manuel López vs Orlando Salido
On April 16, 2011, Juan Manuel López (30-0, 27 KOs), the featherweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Orlando Salido (35-11-2, 23 KOs).
López vs Salido Stats
Juan Manuel López is coming in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round RTD victory over Rafael Márquez, 5 months and 10 days ago. Orlando Salido is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Yuriorkis Gamboa, 7 months and 5 days ago.
López vs Salido Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 72.9-27.1 in favor of Orlando Salido, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Juan Manuel López will put on a really good performance, Salido will be required to be at his best.
López vs Salido Result
Orlando Salido stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBO featherweight champion. Salido improves his record to 36-11-2 (24 KOs), while López adds a loss to his record at 30-1.