Roman Martinez vs. Orlando Salido: Fight Time, Date, Live Stream and TV Info

With Floyd Mayweather likely to put in another defensively minded shift in the ring against Andre Berto on Saturday night, boxing fans anxious for some action would be wise to make sure they catch the undercard of the pay-per-view event. 

In what should be a compelling, high-octane rematch, Orlando "Siri" Salido (42-13-2, 29 KOs) will look to win back the WBO World super featherweight title he lost to Roman "Rocky" Martinez (29-2-2, 17 KOs) back in May of this year. 

Martinez captured the belt with a 12-round unanimous-decision victory in front of a favorable crowd in his home country of Puerto Rico. He knocked Salido down in the third and fifth rounds, and won by at least three points on all the judges' cards, per BoxRec.

No doubt about it, there's bad blood between these two. If you aren't into Mayweather's stylings, this could be the fight of the night. Here's the viewing info and preview for the bout.

Martinez vs. Salido Fight Info

Date: Saturday, September 12

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

Time: PPV starts at 8 p.m. ET

TV: Pay-per-view, Showtime

Live Stream: Box Nation Livesport (region restricted, subscription required)


Preview

Unlike many professional athletes, boxers often eschew boilerplate responses from media when discussing themselves, their craft and their opponents.

In a sport in which you have to be a little nutty and a lot brave to enjoy a long, profitable career, the pre-match chatter can be excellent. Fans will be happy to know that both Martinez and Salido envision a fight similar to their last one.

"Everyone saw that the first fight against Salido was a true war. This time around, I'm planning to give my fans the same type of fight," Martinez said, via ESPN.com's Dan Rafael. "I predict a nonstop action slugfest."

Martinez certainly got the better of the last contest, but he had the not insignificant advantage of a partisan crowd with the fight in Puerto Rico. Now set to scrap in Las Vegas, Salido—a proud Mexican boxer fighting out of Arizona—might enjoy more support from the crowd and less attention from the referee, per Rafael:

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I am very happy we are fighting in a neutral territory for our rematch, not in Puerto Rico again. I was very prepared for the first fight but the referee wouldn't let me fight my fight. It seemed the referee was talking to me the whole 12 rounds. I was trying to focus only on my opponent, but I couldn't.

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He could just be making excuses, but the boxing rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico (and other Latin American countries) is a big one.

Both of these proud boxers are veterans of the ring and have plenty of championship experience.

Martinez has held the WBO World super featherweight title three different times now, fighting the likes of Salido, Diego Magdaleno and Mikey Garcia. He's also held the WBO NABO and WBO Inter-Continental belts in the same division at various points in his career. 

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For Salido, there's been a title on the line in 10 of his last 12 bouts. He's older than Martinez by two years and has several more professional bouts on his ledger, but he's not one to fade in matches. Salido can withstand plenty of punishment as he works to get in close to opponents. Both he and Martinez like to apply pressure, which should make this fight furious and compelling as long as it lasts.

Both fighters have their weaknesses, however. Bleacher Report's Briggs Seekins explains:  

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Roman Martinez has a bad habit of letting his hands drop too low when he is flurrying in an exchange. He also has a tendency to lunge with his overhand right and also when trying to initiate a clinch. 

Orlando Salido is a wide-open fighter who isn't tough to hit. He's taken a lot of punishment over the years, even at times in fights that he has dominated. He's a well-worn 34-year-old. 

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If Salido loses again to Martinez, this could be it for him at the championship level. He may opt for caution in the early rounds as he feels out Martinez and looks to avoid the same mistakes that led to him hitting the canvas twice in May. 

An all-out offensive battle between these two boxers would be a welcome sight on Saturday, especially if Mayweather-Berto is as perfunctory as one might imagine. The undercard has another quality scrap between Badou Jack and George Groves. 

For boxing purists, Mayweather is tough to beat. For those looking to make sure they get their money's worth from Money's big night, Salido-Martinez should provide that quality.