
Muhammad Yaqubov, Cristian Cruz Chacon fight to a draw in Fresno
Junior lightweight Muhammad Yaqubov and Cristian Cruz Chacon fought to a majority draw on Saturday night at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
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Junior lightweight Muhammad Yaqubov and Cristian Cruz Chacon fought to a majority draw on Saturday night at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

Jessie Magdaleno vs. Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov is a junior lightweight crossroads bout, while Erik Badillo vs. Elwin Soto pits an unbeaten junior flyweight contender against a former titleholder.

In baseball, the tie goes to the runner but, in boxing, it just goes to frustration. Case in point: junior flyweights Elwin Soto and Moises Caro slugged it out for 10 rounds at Plaza de Toros Calafia in Mexicali, Mexico, only for the judges to shrug and call it a draw.

Two separate boxing cards, from France and Mexico, will stream live on ESPN+ on Saturday, headlined by Bakary Samake vs Wade Ryan at junior middleweight and Elwin Soto vs Moises Caro at junior flyweight, respectively.

At the Gimnasio del Polideportivo in Mexicali, Mexico, a battle of former world champions saw Hekkie Budler (34-4, 10 KOs) revive his career with an upset twelve round unanimous decision over big puncher and heavily favored Elwin Soto (19-3, 13 KOs).

Two former world champions will battle for one more shot at title glory. Mexico’s Elwin “La Pulga” Soto and South African two-weight world champion Hekkie “The Hexecutioner” Budler will collide in a 12-round WBC light flyweight title eliminator this Saturday, June 25, at Palenque Fex in Mexicali, Mexico.

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico ; Newly crowned WBO light flyweight champion Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez has officially received his world title after dethroning Elwin “La Pulga” Soto this past Saturday in Fresno, California as part of the Mikey Garcia vs Sandor Martin undercard that aired live on DAZN.

The recently crowned junior flyweight champion (108 pounds) of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Jonathan "Bomba" Gonzalez, feels that he avenged a tough defeat that his close friend and fellow Puerto Rican, Angel “Tito” Acosta, suffered at the hands of Mexican puncher Elwin “La Pulga” Soto.

Soto, Gonzalez Fight Photos Gallery - Before a vocal crowd in Fresno, California, Jonathan Gonzalez finally accomplished his mission of capturing the WBO's junior flyweight world title from heavily favored Elwin Soto in a big upset.

Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez vowed to bring home a title to Puerto Rico. Mission accomplished for the diminutive two-time title challenger, who claimed the WBO junior flyweight title in a 12-round split decision over exiting champ Elwin Soto. Judge Daniel Sandoval (116-112) seemed impressed with the aggression of Soto, with his awful scorecard overruled by judges Robert Hoyle (116-112) and Zachary Young (116-112) who favored Gonzalez’s effective stick and move style Saturday evening on DAZN from Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California.