Photos: Humberto Soto vs Fidel Monterrosa Final Presser
By Rafael Soto
Tepic, Nayarit - Atmosphere was heated at the press conference for the "Night of Revenge" which Zanfer presented on Saturday at the Palenque de Tepic, which will be broadcast by TV Azteca and Fox Sports.
Humberto Soto (54-7-2, 32 KOs) will face Colombia Fidel Monterrosa (25-2-0, 19 KOs) over 10 rounds in the headline bout of the evening boxing on Saturday, in a rematch promoted in Tepic by Zanfer Promotiosn, Top Rank and Adan Casas promotions.
Stewart defended his Lightweight title of World Boxing Council (WBC) against Monterrosa last September in Culiacan and won a narrow victory by unanimous decision. So tight, it was by only three points on the scorecards of two judges, and the Colombian challenger was docked one point in the ninth round for using illegal tactics in the ring.
The Colombian's coach took the microphone and made a demand to the Chairman of the Box of Tepic, Jorge Armando Ortiz, to appoint judges who are neutral and honest, so they will avoid "being robbed again because last time we faced Soto we won, but the judges gave the victory to him for being the champion and being at home. The President of the Colombian Federation of Boxing, Michel Hidalgo, took their scores and the winner was Monterrosa, then we accepted a rematch, but with the condition that we'll have impartial judges."
