- Humberto Soto
Infobox_Boxer
name = Humberto Soto
nationality = flagicon|MexicoMexican
realname = Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa
nickname = La Zorrita (The Fox)
height = 5'7"½ (171 cm.)
weight =Super featherweight
birth_date = birth date and age|1980|5|11
birth_place =Los Mochis ,Mexico
home = Tijuana,Mexico
style = Orthodox
total = 52
wins = 44 (82%)
KO = 28 (62%)
losses = 6 (K.O. 1)
draws = 2
no contests = 0Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa is a Mexican professional boxer. Soto won the WBC interim featherweight title by beating
Rocky Juarez onAugust 20 ,2005 , a fight he accepted with two weeks notice. He is known for his unorthodox boxing style, being referred to as a "gumby man" by boxing managerEmanuel Steward .On
November 17 ,2007 , became the challenger to fightJoan Guzmán , the reigning WBO Super Featherweight champion. Unfortunate for him, Soto lost by unanimous decision.On
June 28 ,2008 , Soto faced off againstFrancisco Lorenzo (33-4, 14 KOs) for the vacant interim WBC Super featherweight title. Soto knocked Lorenzo down twice in the fourth round with a barrage of punches. However, after lengthy consultations with officials at ringside, refereeJoe Cortez disqualified Soto for hitting Lorenzo after he was down in what appeared to be a grazing punch. Cortez's decision was widely criticized and the WBC refused to award Lorenzo the title.WBC president
Jose Sulaiman condemned the decision as a "gross injustice" and one of the biggest he has seen in a long time. Sulaiman also announced that the WBC board of governors will vote on whether to declare the fight a no contest or to declare Soto the winner by knockout. [ [http://philboxing.com/news/story-17559.html Wbc Board Of Governors To Decide On Soto-Lorenzo Fight ] ] [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3465748 espn.go.com, Luevano retains crown with split draw; DQ costs Soto] ] [ [http://www.secondsout.com/USA/news.cfm?ccs=229&cs=25788 secondsout.com, Luevano Held To Draw/Soto Shock/Barrett Win] ] Lorenzo, therefore, was not presented the green WBC belt as its champion, since it, though, opted to ignore the official verdict, and declared the title vacant. Sulaiman stated he wasn’t seeking to overrule the decision, but: “While we respect the authority of the (Nevada commission) for a decision of the fight, we are the only ones to have the authority to decide on the decision relating to the WBC world title.” [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-lorenzo070208&prov=yhoo&type=lgns sports.yahoo.com, Who’s sorry now?] ]See also
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List of current world boxing champions *
List of WBC world champions External links
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* [http://www.boxingconfidential.com/articles.php?id=1788 Humberto Soto Q&A Interview With Fans]References
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