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Omar Soto of Mexico took a 12-round unanimous decision over former world champion Daniel Reyes of Colombia in their IBF mini-flyweight title elimination bout Friday. The win puts Soto in a title bout later this year against IBF champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia. The 25-year-old Soto (15-2-1 with 10 knockouts) won by scores of 118-110, 118-110, 115-113. The 31-year-old Reyes, the IBF mini-flyweight champion in 2003 and 2004, is 34-3-1 with 29 knockouts.
Soto blunted Reyes’ superior power with a steady barrage of combinations and timely counter-punches. There were no knockdowns in the bout, held at Orleans Hotel and Casino. Soto weighed 104 pounds and Reyes 105.
In the 12-round co-main event, undefeated Yusef Mack of Philadelphia retained his United States Boxing Association super middleweight championship with an unanimous decision over Richard Grant of Nee York. Mack, (19-0-2 with 12 KOs), beat Grant (16-11-1) by scores of 119-109, 119-109, 118-110. There were no knockdowns.
