Saturday, March 9, Argenis Mendez
(20-2) will take on Juan Carlos Salgado (26-1-1) in a rematch for
Salgado's IBF super featherweight title. The bout will take place at The
Hangar in Costa Mesa, California and will be televised on HBO Latino.
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In their first encounter, Salgado was able to pull off a unanimous
decision victory and capture a vacant IBF super featherweight title.
However, it mus be noted that Mendez had Salgado down in the 12th and in
serious trouble.
Nevertheless, it should be interesting to see if Mendez will look to
come out stronger in the earlier rounds as it is evident that Mendez can
hurt Salgado. With world class fighters such as Mikey Garcia and Nonito
Donaire looking to move up in weight in order to capture world titles
in different weight classes, there will be significant opportunities for
the winner of Mendez/ Salgado to take part in a significant fight that
could take their careers to the next level within the sport of boxing.
Overall, the bout should provide the boxing world with a competitive
match up that could provide the winner with a significant payday down
the road. Only time will tell, but boxing fans should tune into this
match up as it is evermore evident that the lower weight classes are
brewing with talent, which could result in some very exciting match ups.
