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Boxing’s Sensational Sotos
World-title contenders Humberto and Omar
LAS VEGAS (March 16, 2005) – Unrelated world-class fighters Humberto
“Zorita” Soto (26-5-2, 11 KOs) and Omar “Lobito“ Soto (14-2-1, 10 KOs)
are both, barring injuries or upsets, on the verge of major world title
shots in 2005.
Humberto, the WBC’s No. 2 rated featherweight contender, has positioned
himself for a WBC mandatory title shot against the winner of the
impending WBC championship match between defending champion Injin Chi
and No. 1 contender Rocky Juarez. Soto, rated in the top 10 by all of
the other major boxing organizations (No. 5 WBA, No. 7 WBO, No. 8 IBF),
also finds himself in line to challenge IBF/WBA unified title-holder
Juan Marquez, possibly by winning a proposed elimination tournament, or
WBO king Scott Harrison.
This Friday night Humberto fights in the 10-round co-main event on
“Guilty Fight Night” from Tijuana, Mexico.
Omar recently upset former IBF minimumweight champion and The Ring’s No.
3 rated challenger, Daniel “El Olympico” Reyes (34-2-1, 29 KOs), in
their IBF title eliminator match by unanimous 12-round decision,
setting-up a championship fight for Soto in the not too distant future
against the winner of the April 3 IBF 105-pound title match between
defending champion Muhammad Rachman (49-7-3) and challenger Fahlan
Sakkreerin in Indonesia. The WBC now rates Omar No. 13.
“Humberto and Omar are ready right now for their turn to be world
champions,” (Sotos’ promoter) Guilty Boxing vice president Jay Hassman
said. “We have a small army of typically tough Mexican fighters like the
Sotos, led by five-time world champion Manuel Medina and IBF mandatory
welterweight contender Cosme Rivera. In addition to them, we also have
heavyweight Saul Montana, welterweights Jose Luis Cruz and Arturo
Morales, lightweight Luis Arceo and Raymundo Gonzalez, featherweight
Cristobal Cruz, junior bantamweight Jose Luis Araiza, and many more.”
“Zorita” is unbeaten the last 2-˝ years, 14 matches in a row, and his
only loss in 24 fights was to Kevin Kelley in their 2002 NABA super
featherweight championship match. Humberto, reigning WBC Fecarbox
lightweight champion, is the former WBC Fecarbox super bantamweight and
featherweight champion, as well as the ex-WBC Youth super featherweight,
Mundo Hispano and Pacific Coast featherweight title-holder.
“Lobito,” former Mexican minimumweight champion, burst upon the
105-pound division scene with his recent upset of Reyes, who lost a
12-round split decision to Rahman in their 2004 title fight (117-114,
114-116, 114-115).
