Orlando Salido, a former two-division world champion best known as the only man to hold a professional win against Vasyl Lomachenko, was elected as a state deputy in Mexico on Sunday evening.
Salido, 39, was elected in Sonora’s state legislature as a representative of the same party belonging to Mexico’s new president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Salido was reportedly handpicked to run by party officials because of his popularity in the region.
”It’s time to get together and work for the people who really need our help. They need better education, access to good health services and employment alternatives,” said Salido (h/t ESPN).