Salido will take on Amphon Suriyo in a scheduled 10-round bout at a contract weight of 132 pounds in Bacum, Mexico, just a few minutes from Salido’s hometown of Cuidad Obregon, Sean Gibbons, Salido’s manager told ESPN on Sunday. The fight will be televised on beIN Sports Español in the United States.
“The idea is to shake the rust off against Suriyo and if all goes well to fight Vasyl Lomachenko later in the year and settle things once and for all with that fight,” Gibbons said.
“Salido needs to do something before he can fight Lomachenko again. He needs to fight,” Gibbons said. “Orlando hasn’t had a homecoming fight in a few years so the timing was right to have a fight at home.”
“We believe the time is correct to make the Lomachenko fight,” Gibbons said. “Our goal is to fight May 27, have Orlando shake off the rust and have a deal in place with Top Rank for a Lomachenko fight. I don’t want to overlook this fight or call this a tune-up, but Orlando really wants the Lomachenko rematch. He wants it financially and he also wants it for pride. He’s tired of hearing about low blows, the weight, the referee. Enough with the excuses.
