World Boxing Federation World
Welterweight Champion Jose
“Piston” Lopez is set for a very
tough first defense of his
title, as he clash with fellow
countryman and former three-time
World Champion Humberto
“Zorrita” Soto at the Estadio
Morelos in Ecatepec, Mexico on
Saturday November 10.
Only 21 years old, Lopez won the
WBF World title this past August
when he edged another Mexican,
Jose Emelio Perea, by majority
decision in Guadalajara, but
while he is the defending
champion and brings a fine
record of 17-2-1 (19), some
would consider the challenger as
a slight favorite on fight
night.
Humberto Soto is 58-8-2 (34)
since turning pro at seventeen
in 1997. Now 32, he will be
going for his fourth world
title, after capturing
championships at Featherweight,
Super Featherweight and
Lightweight. He won his first
world title in 2005 by beating
highly touted US Olympian Rocky
Juarez, and his second in 2008
when he stopped current world
champion Gamaliel Diaz. In 2010
he decisioned former champion
David Diaz to become a
three-time champion.
And with all the accomplishments
and experience of Humberto Soto
in mind, the defending champion
is well aware that he will be
facing his careers biggest
challenge, saying:
“I think I am part of a new
generation of Mexican fighters,
and I am ready to take over
after the likes of Eric Morales
and Rafael Marquez who are in
the twilight of their careers.
Adding a victory over Soto will
help me do that, and I have been
working hard with this in mind
since I was told of the fight.”
“I know it will not be an easy
task”, continued Lopez. “But
nothing in life is easy, and on
November 10 I will end the story
of Soto and continue to build on
the story of Jose Lopez.”
The Jose Lopez vs. Humberto Soto
World Boxing Federation World
Welterweight title fight will be
promoted by Promociones Del
Pueblo, and will be televised
Live throughout Mexico on
Televisa. |
