Vargas vs. Salido officially announced!
Photo: Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions
WBC Super Featherweight World Champion Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (23-0-1, 17 KOs) and fellow Mexican warrior and former three-time world champion Orlando “Siri” Salido (43-13-3, 30 KOs, 1 NC) today hosted a Los Angeles press conference to discuss their 12-round battle set for June 4 for Vargas’s title at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, Calif. and to be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®.
Below is what the fighters, their trainers, managers and promoter had to say at today’s press conference:
FRANCISCO VARGAS, WBC Super Featherweight Champion:
“I’m very grateful to HBO, Golden Boy Promotions and my managers for this opportunity.
“I’m very motivated to be fighting a great warrior like Orlando Salido.
“I’m going to be in the best shape in order to give you a war.
“Everybody knows when two great Mexican warriors get in the ring, not one of them will take a step back.”
ORLANDO SALIDO, Mexican Boxing Warrior and Former Three-Time World Champion:
“Thank you to the WBC and Team Vargas for giving me this opportunity.
“I am going to be ready; I am preparing myself for a war. We know it’s going to be a great fight.
“I need to prepare myself for ‘Fight of the Year.'”
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions:
“This fight between two Mexican warriors is sure to be a sight to behold in the ring on Saturday, June 4 at the Stub Hub Center in the City of Carson and live on HBO Boxing After Dark.
“The Stub Hub Center in Carson, California has been home to some of the most epic fights of this era and on Saturday, June 4 another chapter will be added to its action-packed history when Francisco ‘El Bandido’ Vargas fresh from his Fight of the Year victory over Takashi Miura in November 2015 on the Cotto-Canelo undercard, will defend his WBC Super Featherweight World Title for the first time against former three-time world champion Orlando ‘Siri’ Salido in a 12-round bout presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Zanfer Promotions.
“This fight will surely be a ‘Fight of the Year’candidate, making it a can’t-miss fight. You hear that, Southern California fight fans? You can’t miss this exciting event so be sure to get your tickets now while they last.
“The fans are going to win and Mexico’s going to win.”
Tickets for Francisco Vargas vs. Orlando Salido are priced at $200, $100, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes, fees and services charges and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at AXS.com, by phone at 888-9-AXS-TIX (888-929-7849), and at StubHub Center Box Office (Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. PT to 6 p.m. PT). VIP Suites are available by calling 877-604-8777. For more information on group discounts or VIP packages, call 877-234-8425.
Vargas vs. Salido is a 12-round battle for the WBC Super Featherweight Championship presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Zanfer Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, BORN BOLD and Casa Mexico Tequila. The HBO Boxing After Dark telecast begins live at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.