On March 1, 2014, Orlando Salido defeated Vasyl Lomachenko by split decision in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBO featherweight title at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Salido used his experience, physical pressure, and relentless inside fighting to edge the closely contested bout, while Lomachenko finished strongly in the championship rounds, but Salido earned the split decision victory by scores of 115–113, 116–112, and 113–115.