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| Born | Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa (1980-05-11) May 11, 1980 (age 44) Los Mochis, Mexico |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Other names | La Zorrita (The Fox) |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in½ (171 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 52 |
| Wins | 44 (82%) |
| Wins by KO | 28 (62%) |
| Losses | 6 (K.O. 1) |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa is a Mexican professional boxer. Soto won the WBC interim featherweight title by beating Rocky Juarez on August 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 manager Emanuel Steward.
On November 17, 2007, became the challenger to fight Joan Guzmán, the reigning WBO Super Featherweight champion. Unfortunate for him, Soto lost by unanimous decision.
On June 28, 2008, Soto faced off against Francisco 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, referee Joe 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. 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.”
See also
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of male boxers
- List of WBC world champions
External links
- Boxing record for Humberto Soto from BoxRec (registration required)
- Humberto Soto Q&A Interview With Fans
References
- Wbc Board Of Governors To Decide On Soto-Lorenzo Fight
- espn.go.com, Luevano retains crown with split draw; DQ costs Soto
- secondsout.com, Luevano Held To Draw/Soto Shock/Barrett Win
- sports.yahoo.com, Who’s sorry now?
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