Boxing – Valero vs. Soto on November 14th?/ Witter Out to Reclaim His WBC Title Against Alexander

By Eric Thomas: There’s a possibility of bout between World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KO’s) and WBC super featherweight champion Humberto Soto (48-7-2, 31 KO’s) to take place on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao on November 14th, according to Dan Rafael. Soto, 29, is looking to move up a weight class in search of bigger fights and might be interested in facing the unbeaten Valero.

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Soto Stops Gaudet

By Jason Kim: World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Humberto Soto (48-7-2, 31 KOs) defeated his Canadian challenger Benoit Gaudet (20-2, 7 KOs) by a 9th round stoppage on the Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao undercard Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gaudet, 29, was giving Soto all kinds of problems with his speed, movement and combinations up until the 9th round, when Soto caught Gaudet with a big right uppercut sending the Canadian down on the Canvas.

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Weigh-In: Hatton 140, Pacquiao 138 – Boxing News

hat43By Dave Lahr: At yesterday’s weigh-in for tonight’s IBO title bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ricky Hatton came in at 140, and Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 138. Both fighters are in top shape and appear to be ready to go for their huge mega fight tonight. Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) is a solid favorite over two division champion Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs). However, despite being the underdog, Hatton looks confident and prepared to do battle with the Filipino star.

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Pacquiao-Hatton Undercard Loaded With Mismatches!

kirkland3542347By Manuel Perez: The undercard of the Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao bout on May 2nd is going to be loaded with nothing but utter mismatches with light middleweight James Kirkland (25-0, 22 KOs) facing Michael Walker (19-1-2, 12 KOs), and WBC super featherweight champion Humberto Soto will be defending his title against Canadian Benoit Gaudet (20-1, 7 KOs). Russian Matt Korobov (4-0, 4 KOs) will be facing Rodrigo Aguiar (5-4, 3 KOs) in a four round bout, and former Cuban star Erislandy Lara (4-0, 3 KOs) will be fighting Chris Gray (11-7, 1 KOs) in a 4-round bout. Most of these bouts will likely be over by the 1st or 2nd round due to the one-sided nature of them.

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Chavez Jr. Defeats Cuello; Humberto Soto Too Much For Davis

soto44442By Manuel Perez: Light middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (39-0-1, 29 KOs) defeated previously undefeated Argentinean Luciano Cuello (23-1, 10 KOs) by a fairly close 10-round decision on Saturday night at the Plaza Monumental Playas, in Tijuana, Mexico. The final judges’ scores were 98-92, 96-94 and 96-95. Like usual Chavez Jr. fights, there was at least one judge that had scores that were far different from the action took place in the ring.

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Chavez-Cuello, Soto, Montiel, Segura, Brinkley-Gilbert – Boxing News

chavez46461Five of Mexico’s biggest names in boxing converge for the first time, headlining the same boxing card! Top Rank presents “Latin Fury 8 — Tijuana Thunder,” broadcast Live on Pay-Per-View from Tijuana, Mexico on March 28. The five-bout pay-per-view extravaganza will feature undefeated super welterweight sensation JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, Jr., WBC super featherweight champion HUMBERTO SOTO, WBO junior bantamweight champion FERNANDO MONTIEL, two-time WBC lightweight champion JOSE LUIS CASTILLO, and top-rated junior flyweight contender GIOVANI SEGURA in separate bouts. Combined, these five warriors have a combined record of 198-19-6 (150 KOs) — a winning percentage of 89% and a victory by knockout ratio of 79%.

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Boxing News – Soto Decisions Lorenzo

soto424By Chris Williams: In a rematch of their controversial fight from six months ago, Humberto Soto (46-7-2, 29 KOs) easily defeated Francisco Lorenzo (33-5, 14 KOs) on Saturday night to win the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title at the Parque Andrés Quintana Roo, Cozumel, in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The final judges’ scores were 118-108, 117-109 and 117-109. Lorenzo, 37, fought in a wild and reckless manner for most of the fight, attacking hard in each round and throwing wild-looking punches without much form.

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Soto vs. Lorenzo on Saturday

soto45235By Manuel Perez: A fight that has escaped the radar of many boxing fans this weekend is the super featherweight rematch between Humberto Soto (44-7-2, 28 KOs) and Francisco Lorenzo (33-4, 14 KOs) for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title at the Cozumel, in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The two fighters previously met six months ago in a fight that ended with controversy as Soto, 28, was disqualified by referee Joe Cortez in the 4th round after landing a glancing left hand shot that landed to the top of his Lorenzo’s melon, who had just gone down on his own moments before without even taking a punch.

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Francisco Lorenzo Defeats Humberto Soto On Disqualification

lorenzo6357.jpgBy Michael Lieberman: Super featherweight Humberto Soto (44-7-2, 28 KOs) got a particularly raw deal on Saturday night when he was disqualified in the 4th round by referee Joe Cortez after landing a glancing left hand blow to the top of his opponent Francisco Lorenzo’s (33-4, 14 KOs) head, whom had just gone down without being hit. Cortez stopped the action and after what seemed like forever, he announced that Lorenzo had won the fight due to the blow being landed at the back of his head, despite the replays showing that the blow barely grazed the back of Lorenzo’s head, and couldn’t have possibly have put him in the bloody and bleeding condition that he had found himself at that point in the fight.

Lorenzo, 36, had been knocked down earlier in the round, getting chopped down with some big left uppercuts which left Lorenzo’s nose lying askew, blood dripping everywhere like a badly leaky faucet. He got up, alright, but he hardly looked interested in fighting at that point, appearing to searching for an escape hatch to bail from the fight. He had that hunted look, and I knew he wasn’t going to be sticking around for more than a few seconds before going down.

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