Chris Colbert vs. Omar Salcido to headline ProBox TV card on Oct. 9

Chris Colbert’s comeback campaign is coming to ProBox TV.

“Primetime” Colbert (17-2, 6 KOs) will take on Omar Salcido (19-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round lightweight bout on Oct. 9 to headline ProBox TV’s “Wednesday Night Fights” series at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida.

Colbert, 27, will be coming into the fight looking to revive his career after losing two out of his last three fights.

In December, Colbert was knocked out by Jose Valenzuela in the sixth round of their rematch. Nine months prior, Colbert had scored a controversial unanimous decision against Valenzuela, which led to the sequel. Valenzuela went on to leverage his win against Colbert into a title shot against Isaac Cruz, whom he beat via split decision in August for the 140-pound WBA title.

The only other loss of the Brooklyn, New York, native Colbert’s nine-year career came to former 135-pound titleholder Hector Luis Garcia in February 2022. 

Salcido, a 24-year-old Mexican based in California, last fought in December and scored an eight-round decision win against Luis Coria. Salcido made his United States debut in the fight before in October on a ProBox TV card, losing to Jose Nunez via unanimous decision. 

Also set to be featured on the card for his third consecutive ProBox TV appearance is 2016 Mongolian Olympian Tsendbaatar Erdenebat (10-0, 5 KOs) against Frency Fortunato (15-1, 11 KOs) in a 10-round junior lightweight contest.

Additional bouts include David Navarro (6-1, 3 KOs) vs. Mykell Gamble (7-0, 4 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight fight, Charles Harris Jr. (9-1, 7 KOs) vs. Roberto Kevin Escobar Tapia (6-3-1, 4 KOs) in a six-round junior welterweight clash and the return of touted light heavyweight prospect Najee Lopez (11-0, 8 KOs) against an opponent yet to be determined.

Manouk Akopyan is a sports journalist, writer and broadcast reporter whose work has appeared on ESPN, Fox Sports, USA Today, The Guardian, Newsweek, Men’s Health, NFL.com, Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Ring Magazine and more. He has been writing for BoxingScene since 2018. Manouk is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and the MMA Journalists Association. He can be reached on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube, through email at manouk[dot]akopyan[at]gmail.com or via www.ManoukAkopyan.com.