Video: Lucas Matthysse Discusses Stopping Soto, More
Ernest Gabion catches up with hard hitting junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse to discuss his five round stoppage victory over former champion Humberto Soto.
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Video: Humberto Soto on His TKO Defeat To Matthysse
Ernest Gabion catches up with former champion Humberto Soto to discuss his recent fifth round stoppage loss to Lucas Matthysse, the future and more.
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CompuBox Stats: Matthysse, Soto Go Bombs Away
Bombs Away! 154 of their combined 182 landed punches were power shots. Junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse landed 59 of 172 power punches over the last three rounds against Humberto Soto.
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Video: Ortiz vs. Lopez, Matthysse vs. Soto Final Presser
Luis Sandoval catches the post-fight press conference to the Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito Lopez clash. Hear from Lopez, Lucas Matthysse, Humberto Soto and more.
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Photos: Ortiz-Lopez, Matthysse-Soto Massive Gallery
Staples Center, Los Angeles - Josesito Lopez (30-4, 18KOs) shocked the odds by moving up in weight and stopping Victor Ortiz (29-4-2, 22KOs) in nine rounds of action. After nine rounds of war, Ortiz suffered a broken jaw and could not continue. Photos by German Villasenor.
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Lucas Matthysse: I Expect To Knock Humberto Soto Out!
Lucas Matthysse’s last two trips for fights in the United States resulted in debatable split-decision defeats to former junior welterweight champions Zab Judah and Devon Alexander. Matthysse maintains, however, that he was “robbed” in the fights that resulted in the only two losses on his professional record. The heavy-handed Argentine contender thus feels he cannot allow his 12-round fight against Humberto Soto to go to the scorecards Saturday night in Los Angeles.
Matthysse's Power Blasts Humberto Soto in Five Rounds
Staples Center, Los Angeles - Lucas Matthysse (31-2, 29KOs) went to war with Humberto Soto (59-8-2, 35KOs) and took him out in five rounds to capture the vacant WBC Continental Americas super lightweight title
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CompuBox Historical Review: Matthysse vs. Soto Clash
Junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse the busier fighter (against much better opposition). Former champion Humberto Soto more accurate. Matthysse will not win a jabbing contest. 15 of his 17 landed punches per round were power shots. Soto landed 45% of his power shots.
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Ortiz-Lopez, Matthysse-Soto: Pre-Showtime Report Card
by Cliff Rold - Sometimes, the misfortune of others isn’t so bad. Boxing fans everywhere were disappointed with the initial postponement of Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto II. They were more than that when the rescheduled rematch was lost to a failed steroid test. Fans were out a highly anticipated fight. Ortiz, the former WBC Welterweight titlist, was out two training camps if a suitable replacement wasn’t found. Enter Josesito Lopez. Only the hardest of hardcore fans know his name, but what they know they have to like. Lopez is a gritty guy who finds himself with the chance of a lifetime. Ortiz challenging Saul Alvarez for a Jr. Middleweight title in the fall hangs in the balance. It’s the main event of a quality doubleheader that also features a crossroads bout between a fighter who could well be undefeated and another who has lingered on the verge of bigger things for years, never quite getting there. The leather will fly. Let’s go to the report cards.
Photos: Ortiz-Lopez, Matthysse-Soto Final Presser
LOS ANGELES – The final press conference for one of the most oft-discussed fight cards of the year – “Ortiz vs. Lopez” taking place this Saturday, June 23 and televised live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from STAPLES Center – took place Thursday before boxing media and fans, who turned out for the free-to-the-public event.