Humberto Soto
Mayweather vs Maidana II, highlights and low points
Surprise, surprise, on Saturday night, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26 KOs) successfully defended his WBC and WBA Welterweight and WBC Super Welterweight World Championships with a 12 round unanimous decision victory in his rematch with Argentine brawler Marcos Rene “El Chino” Maidana (35-5, 31 KOs) in front of 16,144 fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena […]
Josesito Lopez: “Poor, skinny Mexican from Riverside did it!”
Josesito Lopez, surrounded by his supporters, has one arm raised by his promoter Ken Thompson (L), the other by referee Jack Reiss after defeating Victor “Vicious” Ortiz during their 12-round bout for the vacant WBC Silver Welterweight Title at the Staples Center on June 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Staples […]
Victor Ortiz/Josesito Lopez press conference and weigh-in
Los Angeles, CA (June 21, 2012) On Thursday afternoon, the Ortiz/Lopez press conference took place at the Staples Center. With much at stake, the former World Champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s), of Ventura, CA, will be taking on former NABF Champion Josesito Lopez (29-4, 17 KO’s), of Riverside, CA, for the vacant WBC Silver […]
Co-feature on Ortiz vs Lopez fight card has Humberto Soto going for his 60th win
Former three-time World Champion Humberto “La Zorrita” (The Crafty Little Fox) Soto is out to join a rare breed when he goes for win number 60 against the ever dangerous and hard-hitting Lucas Martin Matthysse in a battle of world-ranked super lightweights in the co-feature, Saturday, June 23 live on Showtime Championship Boxing (9 p.m. […]
Serious and not so serious boxing news from the weekend
Mercito Gesta gets to throw out the first pitch On Saturday, super lightweight Mercito Gesta of Chula Vista got to throw out the first pitch just prior to the San Diego Padres-Colorado Rockies game. Gesta, who is now in the preparation stages for his upcoming bout on Top Rank’s “Top Rank Live” – FSN televised […]