Erik Badillo W10 Elwin Soto...In an all-Mexican slugfest between light flyweight contenders, southpaw Erik Badillo Mares (19-0, 8 KOs) outlasted former WBO minimumweight champion Elwin “La Pulga” Soto (21-4-1, 13 KOs) to win an all-action ten-round unanimous decision. The bout was part of the ProBox TV show in Fresno, California. With few single punches thrown, the two world-class fighters exchanged sharp combinations nearly non-stop. Badillo took the first round; Soto came back in rounds two and three. Badillo started round four looking determined to reassert himself, banging to the head and body of Soto with authority and hurting him late in the round with a flurry against the ropes. Badillo’s superior work rate, power and conditioning began to show more as the fight wore on, as he enjoyed an ever-increasing edge to the all-action back-and-forth. Soto found a second wind in a mostly good round nine for him but was rocked onto his heels by a right hand late in the stanza. Badillo closed strong in round ten to seal the deal. The rugged pair ended the fight going toe-to-toe. The official scores were 98-92, 99-91 and 99-91.