On August 24, 2019, Vic Saludar (19-3, 10 KOs), the strawweight WBO champion, defends his title against Puerto Rican challenger, Wilfredo Méndez (13-1, 5 KOs).
Vic Saludar is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Masataka Taniguchi, 5 months and 29 days ago. Wilfredo Méndez is on a 4-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Janiel Rivera, 3 months ago.
The winning odds are at 87.3-12.7 in favor of Wilfredo Méndez. Vic Saludar may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Wilfredo Méndez defeated Vic Saludar via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Méndez improves his record to 14-1, while Saludar adds a loss to his record at 19-4.