Marquez vs Salido

Who won Marquez vs Salido?

Juan Manuel Marquez beat Orlando Salido by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 18th, 2004, at MGM Grand, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Juan Manuel Marquez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins' and Oscar De La Hoya's clash for the WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship.

Marquez vs Salido stats

Back in September 2004, Juan Manuel Marquez stepped into the ring with a record of 42 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Orlando Salido made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws.

Juan Manuel Marquez was the older man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Marquez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Salido. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Juan Manuel Marquez and Orlando Salido fought out of an orthodox stance.

Marquez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 1993, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Salido, whose first professional fight was in 1996. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, totaling 486 compared to Salido's 435.

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What time did Marquez vs Salido start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Marquez vs Salido?

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