Humberto Soto: record, next fight and profile →
Former multi-division beltholder Humberto Soto (60-8-2, 34KOs), and Hiroshi Nakamori (33-5-1, 20KOs) of Japan, took part in the final press conference to for Saturday's card at the Monumental Villa Charra Carlos Bowser Gonzalez in Tijuana. If Soto wins, he could face former four-division world champion Erik Morales (52-9, 36KOs) in August, when the Mexican legend plans to give himself a proper retirement fight.
As BoxingScene.com reported last week, Former four-division world champion Erik Morales (52-9, 36KOs), and former three division champion Humberto Soto (60-8-2, 34KOs), are being positioned to fight each other in the fall. Soto returns this Saturday against Hiroshi Nakamori (33-5-1, 20KOs) in Tijuana. They both appeared together at a press conference last week to promote the show. Morales will be at ringside for the match. Both fighters are now throwing gasoline in the fire with a heated verbal exchange.
Former four-division world champion, Erik Morales (52-9, 36KOs), and former multi-division beltholder Humberto Soto (60-8-2, 34KOs), were present for a press conference to officially announce the event taking place on June 8th at the Monumental Villa Charra Carlos Bowser Gonzalez in Tijuana. On that show, Soto will face Hiroshi Nakamori (33-5-1, 20KOs) of Japan. If Soto wins, he could face Morales in August, when the Mexican legend plans to give himself a proper retirement fight.
Former four-division world champion, Erik Morales (52-9, 36KOs), is ready to start training for his final two career fights. The first match will happen in early August, with the second taking place before the end of the year in Tijuana. Morales says a potential opponent is former champion Humberto Soto (60-8-2, 34KOs), who returns on June 8th against Hiroshi Nakamori (33-5-1, 20KOs) in Tijuana.
BoxingScene.com has been informed that former champion Humberto Soto (60-8-2, 34KOs) will return on June 8th in Tijuana, Mexico against Japanese junior welterweight Hiroshi Nakamori (33-5-1, 20KOs). Soto has won two in a row since suffering a fifth round TKO loss to Lucas Matthysse last June. He shouldn't have too much trouble with Nakamori, who lost his last two by TKO.
With the news breaking, that the negotiations between promoter Johnny Eames’ Showtime Sports Events (SSE) promotional outfit and WBA Interim Welterweight Champion Diego Chaves’ camp have been terminated, it seemed inevitable that the proposed title clash between the Argentinian and WBA Welterweight King, Brooklyn, New York’s Paulie ‘Magic Man’ Malignaggi would no longer take place in Abu Dhabi, UAE in May.
Showtime Sports Events (SSE) today announced that all negotiations for WBA Welterweight World Champion Paulie Malignaggi to defend his crown against interim Champion, Argentina’s Diego Chaves, at their inaugural event at Zayed Sports City, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on May 18th have been terminated. The Showtime team first entered negotiations with Malignaggi on the 23rd January, with the intention that Brooklyn, USA based Malignaggi facing WBF Welterweight King, Tijuana, Mexico’s Humberto Soto, however the following day the WBA ordered Malignaggi to face mandatory challenger Chaves.
There was a huge attendence of champions at Televisa's huge event "Fábrica de Campeones de TELEVISA." The event was held at Foro Polanco in Mexico City. Some of champions present include Saul Alvarez, Abner Mares, Daniel Ponce De Leon, Leo Santa Cruz, Fernando Montiel, Juan Carlos Salgado, Ava Knight, Humberto Soto, Hugo Cazares, Jhonny Gonalez, Marco Antonio Rubio, Oscar Molina, and many, many more.
Former champion Humberto "Zorrita" Soto (60-8-2, 34KOs) returned on Staurday to decision Silverio "Chamaco" Ortiz for the WBC's silver international junior welterweight title. Afterwards, the Mexican fighter sat down with manager Antonio "Cañitas" Lozada and discussed the goal of securing another shot at the title.
On Saturday night in Obregan, former champion Humberto Soto (60-8-2, 34KOs) made his return and won a dominating decision over Silverio Ortiz (26-14). The WBC's vacant Internation junior welterweight title was aquired by Soto.