Urbano Antillon: record, next fight and profile →
There is a lot of uncertainty in the career of Antonio Margarito at the moment. The former champion from Tijuana recently saw a rematch with Miguel Cotto first be postponed and later fall apart completely after he found out a recent broken orbital bone would prevent him from preparing for the Puerto Rican adequately.
BoxingScene.com was advised that Brandon Rios' first defense of the WBA lightweight championship, against probable challenger Urbano Antillon, will likely head to the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, California. The fight is going to be televised by Showtime on July 9th. Junior middleweight contender Kermit Cintron is expected to open up the televised portion of the show. Cintron's opponent has yet to be finalized.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that junior middleweight Kermit Cintron (32-3-1, 28KOs) will likely make his Top Rank debut on July 9. Cintron will open up the Showtime televised card, which is possibly going to feature a highly anticipated lightweight war between WBA champion Brandon Rios and the always tough Urbano Antillon. Cintron's opponent has not been set.
Multiple sources in Mexico, and the United States, have advised BoxingScene.com that WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto is informing those close to him that he's not going forward with the May 7th rematch with Urbano Antillon, which is scheduled for the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum spoke with BoxingScene.com about Humberto Soto taking the position of being a promotional free agent. Soto's manager, Antonio Lozada, disclosed to numerous outlets in Mexico that his boxer is now represented by well known boxing attorney Michael Miller, who advised Top Rank that Humberto is a free agent.
In follow-up to an earlier story reported on BoxingScene.com, WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto is informing those close to him that he's not going forward with the May 7th rematch with Urbano Antillon, which is scheduled for the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Soto never signed a contract for the Antillon rematch.
Lightweight contender, Urbano Antillon, of Maywood, Calif., spoke to BoxingScene.com concerning his May 7, rematch with WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto, to whom he lost December's narrow, unanimous decision in what was considered by many to be the Fight of The Year.
By Jake Donovan - Lightweight titlist Humberto Soto preserved one rematch with a win in another, turning back the challenge of Fidel Monterrosa in their return go Saturday evening in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. Scores were 98-92, 100-90 and 100-88 in favor of Soto in their non-title fight, which aired live on Fox Sports Espanol. There was growing concern going in that Soto could suffer a cut or injury and thus be forced to postpone his spring showdown with Urbano Antillon in a rematch of their 12-round war last December. Soto put those fears to rest with an intelligent performance, though without sacrificing entertainment value, no easy feat considering their bout last September wasn’t particularly memorable.
Ryan Burton catches up with Urbano Antillon about his upcoming rematch with WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto and more.
Top Rank held a presser announcing several upcoming bouts featuring fighters Ivan Calderon, Jorge Arce, Wilfredo Vazquez, Giovani Segura, Juan Manuel Lopez and Urbano Antillon. Calderon faces Segura in a rematch on April 2 in Mexico. Lopez defends his WBO featherweight title against Orlando Salido on April 16. Wilfredo Vazquez and Jorge Arce collide on the May 7 Pacquiao-Mosley card in Las Vegas, and Urbano Antillon also appears on the card in a rematch with WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto.