On March 13, 2010, Humberto Soto (49-7-2, 32 KOs) and David Díaz (35-2-1, 17 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC lightweight world titles. The vacant WBC lightweight title is also on the line.
Humberto Soto is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jesús Chávez, 2 months and 22 days ago. David Díaz is on a 1-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Jesús Chávez, 5 months and 15 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Humberto Soto at 99-1 winning odds. David Díaz really doesn't have much to present against Soto.
Humberto Soto defeated David Díaz via unanimous decision . Soto improves his record to 50-7-2, while Díaz adds a loss to his record at 35-3-1.