By Jake Donovan - This weekend’s SHOWTIME-televised doubleheader is now set, as all four participants made weight for Saturday’s show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Local welterweights Victor Ortiz (146.5 lb) and Josesito Lopez (144.75) both came well within the limit for their 12-round bout, which headlines the card.
Luis Sandoval catches up with hard hitting junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse to discuss his upcoming fight with former champion Humberto Soto, strategy and more.
Luis Sandoval catches up with former champion Humberto Soto to discuss his upcoming fight with Lucas Matthysse, strategy to defeat the hard hitting junior welterweight and more.
LOS ANGELES – Former World Champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO's) of Ventura, Calif., former NABF Champion Josesito Lopez (29-4, 17 KO's) of Riverside, Calif., former Three-Time World Champion Humberto “Zorrita” Soto and hard-hitting, top rated contender Lucas Matthysse took part in a final media workout on Wednesday at Fortune Boxing Gym in Los Angeles, just days before they do battle on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday, June 23 live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
Junior welterweights Lucas Matthysse and Humberto "La Zorrita" Soto have promised to batter eachother this coming Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The fight is going to be the Showtime televised co-feature to Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito Lopez. The fighters, who never met face to face in the past, faced off for the first time when they bumped into eachother in the lobby of the Loews Hotel in Hollywood. Lucas (30-2-0-1, 28 KOs) and Soto (59-7-2-1, 34 KOs) spoke for a few minutes, wished eachother luck and then posed for a photo.
You have to give credit to Humberto Soto and Lucas Matthysse for knowing their role. The two are slated to square off in a super lightweight bout that is highly anticipated on the sport’s cult level. Their 12-round title eliminator serves as the co-feature to a SHOWTIME-televised card topped by a welterweight battle between Victor Ortiz and Josesito Lopez. Neither Soto nor Matthysse pretend that their bout is expected to be a tactical chess match. Many expect the fight to steal the show – and thankfully, so do the combatants.
Three-weight WBC champion Humberto Soto is fully focused on facing dangerous Argentina Lucas Matthysse at the Staples Center this weekend, but knows he isn’t far away from another world title shot.
Three weight division champion Humberto Soto, who is altitude training in the State of Mexico to get into contention to gain a fourth, says he’s going to draw on all of his experience and ring savvy to defeat Lucas Matthysse in a super lightweight clash.
Former triple world champion Humberto "Zorrita" Soto of Mexico has promised to do everything possible to defeat Argentine puncher Lucas Matthysse (30-2-0-1, 28 KOs) on June 23rd at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Former champion Humberto Soto is experiencing an excellent atmosphere in his ongoing training camp. "Zorrita" Soto is concentrated at the high altitude of Cuautitlan Izcalli, preparing for his tough battle on the 23rd of June at Staples Center against Argentine fighter Lucas Matthysse (30-2-1, 28 KOs).