Chris Colbert and Omar Salcido took full advantage of the one-week delay in their head-to-head clash.
Both boxers were within the agreed limit for their scheduled ten-round ProBox TV main event on Wednesday from ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida. Colbert was 136.8 pounds, while Salcido checked in at 136 pounds.
The fight is contracted at 137 pounds. They were supposed to meet a week ago, but the event was canceled due to Hurricane Milton, which wreaked havoc in the greater Tampa area.
Colbert (17-2, 6 knockouts) previously held the WBA junior lightweight title. However, the Brooklyn, New York native has lost two of his three previous starts. He suffered a lopsided loss to then-undefeated Hector Luis Garcia in February 2022 to end his title reign.
Thirteen months passed before Colbert returned to the ring. He moved up to lightweight, where he claimed a contested 10-round unanimous decision over Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela last March 25 in Las Vegas. Valenzuela got it back in blood as Colbert was brutally knocked out in the sixth round of their rematch last December 16 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Valenzuela-Colbert II aired live on the final broadcast of Showtime Championship Boxing. Showtime bowed out of the sport soon after. The night serves as Colbert’s most recent ring appearance, at least until the opening bell rings for Wednesday’s main event.
Salcido (19-1, 13 KOs) is fighting for the third consecutive time in the USA. The 24-year-old is originally from Mexico, which hosted his first seventeen career games.
The US debut for Salcido produced his only career defeat. It came on a ProBox show as he was outpointed by Jose Nuñez (17-0-2, 7 KOs) in their battle of undefeated prospects last October 4 in Plant City, Florida.
Salcido bounced back with an eight-round victory over Luis Coria last December 1 in Houston, Texas.
Below are the weights for the rest of the undercard.
Tsendbaatar Erdenbat (10-0, 5 KOs), Paramount, Calif. via Tsetserleg, Mongolia, 130 lbs.
Frency Fortunato (15-1, 11 KOs), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 129.8 pounds
10 rounds, junior lightweight
Najee Lopez (11-0, 8 KOs), Atlanta, Georgia, 176 lbs
Ismael Ocles (15-16-2, 3 KOs) Quito, Ecuador, 173.4 lbs
8 rounds, light heavyweight (176-pound contracted limit)
David Navarro (6-1, 3 KOs), Los Angeles, Calif., 127.2 lbs
Mykell Gamble (7-0, 4 KOs), Cincinnati, Ohio, 128 lbs
8 rounds, featherweight (128-pound contracted limit)
