Francisco Vargas vs. Orlando Salido
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Francisco Vargas 129 lbs drew with Orlando Salido 130 lbs by MD in round 12 of 12
- Date: 2016-06-04
- Location: StubHub Center, Carson, California, USA
- Referee: Raul Caiz Sr
- Judge: Lou Moret 114-114
- Judge: Jerry Cantu 115-113
- Judge: Hubert Minn 114-114
- Supervisor: Alberto Leon
- Promoter: Oscar De La Hoya (Golden Boy Promotions)
- Aired On: HBO
- WBC World super featherweight title (1st defence by Vargas)
Notes
- Salido a heavy underdog came strong and pressed the action during the entire fight against Francisco Vargas, a younger and bigger fighter who just came from a war against the tough Takashi Miura, a fight that what was selected as the fight of the year in 2014. Both fighters went toe to toe for pretty most of the fight but none of them went to the canvas, extremely close fight with some of the observers feeling that Salido deserved the decision.
- Fight of the year for BWAA, WBC, Yahoo sports, ESPN, USA Today and Fightnews.com.