In a non-title super lightweight fight, former WBC super featherweight and lightweight world champion Humberto «Zorrita» Soto (56-7-2, 33 KOs) scored an explosive second round TKO over former WBA lightweight world titlist Jose «Quiebra Jicara» Alfaro (25-7, 22 KOs) at the Estadio Centenario in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. After being cut by a headbutt read more ...

Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KOs) believes that he will successfully defend his light heavyweight world title belt against Chad Dawson on October 15th at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Dawson (30-1, 17 KOs) does not believe he will. The fight will headline an aptly-titled «Believe it or not» fight card, presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions read more ...

Humberto Soto has decided to give up the WBC lightweight world title and move up to the super lightweight in search of another world title. Soto, who defended last Saturday against Motoki Sasaki, has sent official notication to the World Boxing Council, announcing his decision to leave the division and thanking the WBC for the opportunities in his career read more ...

Cozumel, Mexico — WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto (56-7-2, 32 KOs) won a ten round technical unanimous decision over Motoki Sasaki (36-9, 23 KOs) of Japan. The scores were 100-88, 99-89, and 99-89. The fight was stopped prematurely when Soto slipped on a wet spot and was unable to continue after spraining his leg. Sasaki went down in the fifth round of the fight read more ...

At Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Humberto Soto (51-7-2, 32KOs) won a unanimous twelve round decision over David Diaz (35-3-1, 17KOs) to win the vacant WBC lightweight title. The scores were 115-111, 117-109 and 117-109 read more ...

Manny Pacquiao 145.75 vs Joshua Clottey 147 (WBO welterweight championship) David Diaz 134 vs Humberto Soto 134.2 (WBC lightweight championship) Michael Medina 155.5 vs John Duddy 160 Alfonso Gomez 145 vs Jose Luis Castillo 144 read more ...

The WBC lightweight championship is now vacant. Reigning world champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KOs) has been designated as a “champion in recess,” due to a severe cut on his forehead which will keep him out of the ring for some time, as well as Valero’s desire to test the waters in the super lightweight division read more ...

Word is that a possibility exists that WBC super featherweight champion Humberto Soto will fight former lightweight world champion David Díaz on the big March card headlined by Manny Pacquiao against TBA in Las Vegas. Soto would again be campaigning at lightweight after beating Jesus Chavez read more ...

The possibility exists that current WBC super featherweight world champion Humberto Soto of Mexico could move up to face Venezuelan superstar Edwin Valero for the WBC lightweight title on November 14th in Las Vegas. The clash would be part of the huge megacard headlined by Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto read more ...

A few days ago, unbeaten WBA super featherweight champion Jorge Linares told the overseas press that he planned to make a defense of his title on October 10 in Japan, and then he planned to target the other champions at the weight. He wants to unify the titles and the first opponent on his hitlist is WBC champion Humberto Soto read more ...