“THE WAR” – Roman Martinez vs. Orlando Salido I – is available via SHOWTIME Sports YouTube page in advance of their upcoming rematch on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto Welterweight World Championship taking place Saturday, Sept. 12, live on SHOWTIME PPV (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) from MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A leading candidate for the 2015 Fight of the Year, Martinez and Salido brawled over 12 action-packed rounds on April 11 in Puerto Rico, with hometown favorite Martinez dethroning Mexican champion Salido of his WBO Junior Lightweight crown. Martinez knocked Salido down multiple times to begin his third reign as 130-pound champion.
“HIGH STAKES: Mayweather vs. Berto,” a 12-round welterweight world championship bout for Mayweather’s WBC and WBA 147-pound titles, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions LLC. The event will take place Saturday, September 12 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be televised by SHOWTIME PPV. The undercard features a WBO Junior Lightweight World Championship fight, which is a rematch between Roman Martinez and Orlando Salido. Also featured on the pay-per-view telecast will be a WBC Super Middleweight title bout between Badou Jack and George Groves, which is promoted in association with Team Sauerland. The opening PPV bout pits former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez against Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Oquendo in a 10-round junior lightweight bout.