Hometown crowds and upsets are always a volatile mix to put together, especially when the hometown boy get upsetted. Add a bit of alcohol, machismo and a beloved figure like Juan Ma Lopez and you are sure to get close to a near riot. It almost happened on April 16th as Orlando Salido scored a […]
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Orlando Salido shocked Puerto Ricans in attendance and the boxing world by upsetting former IBF Featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Puerto Rico. Salido claimed his new belt via a controversial TKO stoppage of Lopez at 1:39 of the eight round. The first four rounds were competitive as Lopez and […]
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Undefeated WBO Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Lopez and Orlando Salido, hit the scales today in Puerto Rico for their upcoming title bout this Saturday, April 16 at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Full Weights: Juan Manuel Lopez (125 lbs) vs Orlando Salido (126 lbs) Martin Honorio (131 lbs.) vs Luis Cruz (129.8 […]
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Top Rank officials today announced undefeated Juan Manuel “Juanma’’ Lopez next bout. It will come by way of IBF featherweight title holder Orlando Salido. The bout will take place on April 16 on Showtime. In an excellent co-feature from Ruben Rodriguez Coliseo in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, undefeated Luis Cruz (17-0, 14 KOs), of Philadelphia by […]
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In what was a back and forth war, Juan Manuel Lopez successfully defended his WBO featherweight title scoring against former two-division world champion Rafael Marquez on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas via TKO in round 8. Marquez was unable to continue in between rounds due to a sustained shoulder […]
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Current WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez and his opponent Rafael Marquez both were on weight at 125.5 for their fight this Saturday night in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. Super Six newcomer Glen Johnson weighed 167 for the Super Six clash with Allan Green, who scaled in at 168. Below are the weights […]
Puerto Rican superstar and WBO featherweight world champ Juan Manuel Lopez and Mexican legend and future Hall of Famer Rafael Marquez participated in an open workout at Fortune Gym in Hollywood on Monday, just five days before their rivalry fight on Saturday, Nov. 6, LIVE on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) […]
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SHOWTIME Sports will close out 2010 with an impressive boxing schedule featuring five world title fights in 43 days from four different countries. The impressive run is capped by a can’t-miss and potentially historic Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins Dec. 18 showdown that was originally scheduled for pay-per-view but is now an early holiday present to fight […]
Mexican legend and future hall of famer Rafael Marquez and Puerto Rican superstar and WBO featherweight world champ Juan Manuel Lopez are set to do battle this November 6th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. The two held a international media call to hype up their WBO title fight. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ: “I’m […]
