Elwin Soto: record, next fight and profile →
Jonathan Gonzalez, Elwin Soto Weights Photos Gallery - On Saturday, October 16, MIKEY GARCIA makes his highly anticipated return the ring after over a year out, facing off against European super lightweight champion SANDOR MARTIN live from Chukchansi Park, California. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
Mikey Garcia was at his lightest weight in more than three years ahead of his first fight since the pandemic. The former four-division titlist is poised for his ring return, as he faces Spain’s Sandor Martin in a scheduled 12-round bout. Both boxers came within the maximum contracted limit of 145 pounds for their DAZN main event, which takes place Saturday evening at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California.
Soto, Gonzalez Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - On Saturday, October 16, MIKEY GARCIA makes his highly anticipated return the ring after over a year out, facing off against European super lightweight champion SANDOR MARTIN live from Chukchansi Park, California. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
DAZN officially announced two October boxing shows Thursday that’ll start a busy two-month conclusion to the streaming service’s 2021. The first card, which will feature Mikey Garcia and Sandor Martin in the main event, will headline DAZN’s show October 16 in Fresno, California. Garcia (40-1, 30 KOs), a four-division champion from Moreno Valley, California, and Spain’s Martin (38-2, 13 KOs) will meet in a 12-round fight that’ll be contested at a contracted catch weight of 143 pounds.
Elwin Soto will have to wait a few more weeks for his next title defense. The reigning WBO junior flyweight beltholder from Mexicali remains in training camp for his ordered clash with mandatory challenger Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez, though their respective schedules will have to be altered. BoxingScene.com has learned that their bout will no longer take place on September 18 as once suggested.
Elwin Soto and Jonathan 'Bomba' Gonzalez will move forward with their title fight after all. Terms were reached by both sides, thus avoiding a purse bid hearing previously scheduled to have taken place Monday from World Boxing Organization (WBO) headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Elwin Soto could be pressed with a hard decision to make. For now, it’s his promoter who is currently on the hook to bring resolution to his next due title fight. The World Boxing Organization has issued a Status Update—Negotiations letter to the camps of Soto, the sanctioning body’s junior flyweight champion and mandatory challenger Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez. The fight was ordered on July 20, with a
Soto, Takayama Fight Photos Gallery - AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas - For the WBO junior flyweight world title, Elwin Soto (19-1, 13 KOs) stopped former world champion Katsunari Takayama (32-9, 12 KOs) in the ninth round, but the stoppage seemed controversial to many.
ARLINGTON, Texas – A much smaller Mexican champion scored a questionable technical knockout on the Canelo Alvarez-Billy Joe Saunders undercard Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.
Elwin Soto vs. Katsunari Takayama, Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Super middleweight world champions Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will collide at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX today, live worldwide on DAZN and distributed by TV Azteca in Mexico and Latin America.