WBC Prez Slams HBO: They Prevented Salido-Roman Title Fight!

[Ruthless-RKO]

As said by Mauricio Sulaiman

The abuse of power has once again hit our sport in a dramatic way as Orlando Salido and Micky Roman will be prevented from accomplishing their dream of winning the WBC title due to a decision taken by a man sitting behind a desk and mandating terms of their bout.

HBO has mandated their fight to be only for 10 rounds.

The promoters have no say in the matter and simply take the orders from the power force of the sport, the TV Network.

Tom Loeffler, Fernando Beltran and Oswaldo Kuchle simply have to bow down and remain quiet and accept to go against the essence of our sport, I wonder how will they look into the eyes of their fighters to explain that they will not be competing for the WBC green belt, that their fight is a simple 10 round fight with no meaning whatsoever. It will be like watching a pre season game of the NFL.

HBO will be airing a 10 round main event next Saturday night from Las Vegas Mandalay Bay.

The WBC will not disrespect the sport and sanction a world title fight for 10 rounds, that would have been easy to do and join the bandwagon, but the WBC Board would not favor such as there is no real explanation of the change from 12 to 10.

The WBC accepted a request for Salido to fight Miguel Berchelt in a title defense of the WBC super featherweight championship, the fight was accepted by HBO. Then, when Berchelt injured his hand, the WBC in support of the card, accepted to sanction a fight for the WBC interim title between Salido and Roman.

I am very sorry for Salido as he has expressed countless times his dream of becoming WBC champion, I am very sorry for Roman who has done the same and I am very sorry for boxing as a main championship fight has been downgraded to a 10 round fight with nothing at stake.

[caldo2025]

This makes absolutely no sense. Why in hell would HBO want to do that? It's 7 extra minutes for god sakes. HBO plays the same god darn movies every day so what could they possibly show in those 7 minutes that would be any better than these two battling it out in he championship rounds? So dumb.

[Ruthless-RKO]

This makes absolutely no sense. Why in hell would HBO want to do that? It's 7 extra minutes for god sakes. HBO plays the same god darn movies every day so what could they possibly show in those 7 minutes that would be any better than these two battling it out in he championship rounds? So dumb.

Some were it serves the WBC right, having it for the Interim title and thus collected sanctioning fees etc. But I do agree, it seemed legit by the WBC, winner is going to fight Berchelt anyway. It is about collecting fees.

[jockpunk]

They can take their fight to a different network or off the air if the WBC belt is that important to them. It obviously isn't.

[jamamb]

orlando looks 60

[gilgamesh]

Fights fun so far. As we knew it would be.

I got it 1-1 after 2 rounds. Salido was losing most of the 1st, but stole it with a huge right hand that stunned Roman.

[jamamb]

good fght as expected. berchelt wouldve pounded orlando.

[jamamb]

body shots bothering roman

[gilgamesh]

38-37 Roman

[gilgamesh]

Savage fight. I thought Roman took the 5th, and Salido edged the 6th. Very physical fight.

57-56 Roman

[gilgamesh]

Salido down for a 2nd time in the 8th, and hurt pretty bad that time.

77-73 Roman...what a battle!

[gilgamesh]

Roman drops Salido again and that's it!

TKO 9 Mickey Roman!

[gilgamesh]

Salido says he's hanging 'em up. If that's true. What a career it's been

[klitoris]

Remember when Salido could of taken all that money to fight Loma in a rematch?
Well now he got his ass handled by a gate keeper and that money has flown away

[jamamb]

salido looked an old fighter from early on

[boxing_rocks]

Remember when Salido could of taken all that money to fight Loma in a rematch?
Well now he got his ass handled by a gate keeper and that money has flown away

Salido is a gatekeeper himself. A very tough one, dirty one, usually having a size advantage, but gatekeeper.