Humberto Soto: record, next fight and profile →
Former multi-division champion Humberto Soto (56-7-2, 33 KOs) has inked a promotional agreement with Golden Boy Promotions. Pictured below with Golden Boy Vice President Eric Gomez, Soto displays his new contract agreement. Soto recently vacated his WBC lightweight belt and made a move to 140-pounds.
This past Saturday night at the Estadio Centenario in Los Mochis, Mexico, former world champion Jose Alfaro of Nicaragua was stopped in two rounds by Humberto "Zorrita" Soto. The ringside doctor would not allow Alfaro to continue after examining two bad cuts on the boxer's face. But, the cuts were caused by head clashes, and Alfaro is very confused on why the victory was given to Soto if the cuts were caused by fouls.
By Jake Donovan - Former two-division titlist Humberto “Zorrita” Soto scored a second round stoppage of fringe contender Jose Alfaro in his hometown of Los Mochis, Mexico on Saturday evening. No knockdowns were scored but Soto overcame a cut on his right eye from a headbutt to open up separate cuts under the left eye and over the right eye of Alfaro to force the stoppage at 1:00 of the second round. Full report to come…
Former two division champion Humberto "Zorrita" Soto (57-7-2, 33KOs) is going to push the WBC to give him a mandatory shot at the winner of the upcoming battle between Erik Morales and Lucas Matthysse. The Morales-Matthysse fight takes place on September 17th in Las Vegas, with the vacant WBC junior welterweight title on the line.
Former two-division titlist Humberto “Zorrita” Soto scored a second round stoppage of fringe contender Jose Alfaro in his hometown of Los Mochis, Mexico on Saturday evening.
Former triple world champion Humberto "Zorrita" Soto (56-7-2, 32 KOs) of Mexico and the former WBA world champion of Nicaraguan, Jose Alfaro (25-7-0, 22 KOs), had no problems with making weight for their showdown on Saturday night at Estadio Centenario in Los Mochis, Mexico. Soto came in at the junior welterweight limit of 140-pounds, while Alfaro was 139-pounds. There is no title at stake but the winner is likely going to see a world title opportunity in the near future.
Motivation is a key factor, the driving force Jose Alfaro, the former WBA world champion at 135 pounds,. The Saturday he plans to use his past experiences to pull off the biggest win of his career in Los Mochis, Sinaloa - when he faces former two division champion Humberto "Zorrita" Soto, who makes the jump to 140-pounds in search of a third world title crown.
Nicaraguan boxer Jose Alfaro believes his ongoing training experience at the National High Performance Centre (CNAR), located in Mexico City, will give him the necessary boost to defeat former champion Humberto "La Zorrita" Soto (56-7-2,35 KOs) on September 3 in Los Mochis. Alfaro, a former WBA lightweight champ, has been training and sparring with Mexican legend Erik "El Terrible" Morales (51-7, 35 KOs), who prepares for his September 17th clash with Lucas Matthysse.
The training camp combination of Erik Morales and Jose Alfaro is going well, as earlier this week the Nicaraguan boxer joined Morales' camp in Mexico to spar and trainer with each other. The former foes who exchanged punches in 2010, have important fights coming up. Alfaro faces multi-division champion Humberto Soto on September 3 in Los Mochis and Morales takes on Lucas Matthysse on September 17 in Las Vegas for the vacant WBC 140-pound belt.
Nicaragua's Jose Alfaro, a former WBA world champion at 135 pounds, will land in Mexico City on Monday to train at the Otomi Centre with former three division world champion Erik "El Terrible" Morales. They will be sparring with each other and training for their upcoming fights. Morales actually fought and won a decision over Alfaro last year in Monterrey. Now the the men who traded punches have become allies and plan to help each other achieve the best possible conditions in camp.