Featherweight titlist Juan Manuel Lopez will make his third defense on April 16 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, against Orlando Salido in a fight that will continue the comparisons between Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa, the fellow titleholder he is on a collision course with. Lopez-Salido will headline a "Showtime Championship Boxing" card at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum. A news conference is scheduled for Tuesday in Puerto Rico. " 'Juanma' is one of the top four television fighters today. He makes great fights," Top Rank’s Carl Moretti said. "No matter who he is in with, you're going to be entertained. We're at a great arena in Puerto Rico that will have 8,000 to 10,000 people and I think it will be a good evening all around." Lopez, of Puerto Rico, and Gamboa, a 2004 Cuban Olympic gold medalist, are being kept apart by Top Rank chairman Bob Arum until he feels the fight is big enough to match them. So they both continue to fight, just not against each other. Lopez-Salido will be another way to compare Lopez and Gamboa. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6087348
