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“Zorrita” Soto on the Brink of History!

If anybody is ready to take their turn under the spotlight, it is WBC super featherweight champion Humberto Soto (50-7-2, 32 KOs) of Los Mochis, Mexico. Often considered one of the most underrated fighters in the sport, "Zorrita" or sly little fox, is on the brink of joining only a handful of Mexican warriors who have captured three world titles in different weight classes this Saturday night when he faces former world champion David Diaz (35-2-1, 17 KOs) of Chicago, for the vacant WBC lightweight title in the semi-main event to Pacquiao-Clottey in Dallas. [caption id="attachment_2816" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Humberto "Zorrita" Soto"][/caption] "That is ...

“Temible” Castillo On the Comeback Trail!

[caption id="attachment_2803" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Jose Luis "Temible" Castillo"][/caption] Despite seventy professional fights, titles won and lost, controversies inside and outside the ring and on the scales, Jose Luis "El Temible" Castillo (60-9-1, 52KO), who faces Alfonso Gomez (21-4-2, 10KO) Saturday night on the undercard of "The Event" at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, TX, will be best remembered for the epic battle he waged against the late Diego "Chico" Corrales on May 7th, 2005 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. "I am very grateful for that fight. It is considered one of the best fights in the history of ...

In the Squared Circle: Should We Be Excited Over Pacquiao-Clottey?

With the super fight between Filipino comet Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38KO) and Ghana tough guy Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20KO) looming on the horizon on March 13th, why aren't I more excited? Surely Clottey, who has only been defeated twice and disqualified once, is a more than a formidable foe. Besides his disqulification in '99 for a low blow in bout versus former welterweight champ Carlos Baldomir, Clottey has only lost very close decisions to two other former champions, Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto. Is my lack of enthusiasm a symptom of thinking the winner of the bout is a foregone conclusion? I ...

“Terrible” Morales: “If I Lose In Monterrey, I Retire!”

The three time divisional champion Erik "Terrible" Morales of Tijuana, MX, stated recently in Monterrey, MX, the city of his comeback bout versus Jose Alfaro on March 27, that if he were to lose, he would retire immediately from the ring. "Without a doubt and if that were to happen, there would't be anything left to look for," he stated. "It will be retirement and no more, no farewell fight, that is for those fighters that don't have anything left." The Morales-Alfaro twelve round bout will be for the WBC International welterweight title and will be held at the modern Arena Monterrey. "I ...

Gesta Wins, Stays Undefeated!

[caption id="attachment_2722" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Photo by Paul Gallegos"][/caption] With as continuation of their first fight two years prior, Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta (17-0-1, 7KO) of San Diego, CA, by way of Cebu, PI, defeated via unanimous decision tough journeyman Cristian Favela (17-25-6, 10KO) last night at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in San Diego, CA. The southpaw Gesta controlled the action with quick combinations with both fists for the eight rounds as it was reflected in the official scores of 80-72 three times. Desperately looking for the knock out so he could go down as the first man to stop Favela, ...