| Antonio DeMarco | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Antonio de Marco Soto |
| Nickname(s) | Tony de Marco |
| Rated at | Super Featherweight Lightweight Light Welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born | January 7, 1986 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 28 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
Antonio de Marco Soto (born January 7, 1986 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer and the current WBC Lightweight Champion. Antonio is a cousin of three division world champion Humberto Soto.
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DeMarco claimed an interim belt after he dominated Jose Alfaro for 10 rounds before a stoppage was called. Demarco won every round before dropping Alfaro three times in the 10th round. Demarco's unbeaten streak is 15-0-1 with 10 knockouts, including 12 consecutive wins, since losing a six-round, majority decision to Anthony Vasquez in February 2006. He lined himself to face the monster punching full WBC titlist, Edwin Valero.[1]
DeMarco first chance of being world champion was unsuccessful after he was stopped by the late Edwin Valero of Venezuela to retain his WBC Lightweight belt. After absorbing 9 rounds of punishment, DeMarco's trainer advised the referee to stop the fight. DeMarco later stated, “I'm a Mexican fighter, I never wanted to quit but my trainer saw that Edwin was just a better fighter.” When the fight ended, Valero was eight points up on the scorecards of all three judges.[2][3]
DeMarco rebounded with a second round tko victory over Daniel Attah. In his following fight, he defeated Reyes Sanchez by unanimous decision to win the WBC Silver Lightweight title.
On October 15, 2011, DeMarco stopped former two division champion Jorge Linares in the 11th round to claim the vacant WBC Lightweight title.
| 26 Wins (19 knockouts, 7 decisions), 2 Losses, 1 Draws[4] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 26-2-1 | Jorge Linares | TKO | 11 (12) | 2011-10-15 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | Won vacant WBC Lightweight World Title. |
| Win | 25-2-1 | Reyes Sanchez | UD | 12 | 2011-02-26 | Heartland Events Center, Grand Island, Nebraska | WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator. |
| Win | 24-2-1 | Daniel Attah | TKO | 2 (10) | 2010-07-17 | Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California | WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator. |
| Loss | 23-2-1 | Edwin Valero | RTD | 9 (12) | 2010-02-06 | Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | WBC Lightweight World Title on the line. |
| Win | 23-1-1 | Jose Alfaro | TKO | 10 (12) | 2009-10-31 | Treasure Island Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Won interim WBC Lightweight Title. |
| Win | 22-1-1 | Anges Adjaho | KO | 9 (12) | 2009-07-11 | BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida | WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator. |
| Win | 21-1-1 | Almazbek Raiymkulov | RTD | 9 (12) | 2009-02-07 | Honda Center, Anaheim, California | Won vacant WBO NABO Lightweight Title. |
| Win | 20-1-1 | Jose Reyes | SD | 10 | 2008-09-05 | Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm, Nevada | |
| Win | 19-1-1 | Juan Castaneda Jr | TKO | 5 (8) | 2008-05-02 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California | |
| Win | 18-1-1 | Juan Carlos Martinez | UD | 8 | 2008-03-01 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California | |
| Win | 17-1-1 | Arthur Brambila | TKO | 2 (8) | 2007-11-30 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California | |
| Win | 16-1-1 | Nick Casal | UD | 10 | 2007-09-07 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California | |
| Win | 15-1-1 | Roberto Valenzuela | TKO | 1 (8) | 2007-07-28 | Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington | |
| Win | 14-1-1 | Jose Rivera | DQ | 2 (4) | 2007-07-06 | Auditorio Benito Juarez, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| Win | 13-1-1 | Yahir Aguiar | TKO | 3 (6) | 2007-06-01 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California | |
| Win | 12-1-1 | Raymundo Gonzalez | TKO | 2 (6) | 2007-03-03 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California | |
| Draw | 11-1-1 | Curtis Meeks | MD | 6 | 2006-10-06 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California | |
| Win | 11-1 | Anthony Ivy | TKO | 2 (6) | 2006-07-29 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California | |
| Win | 10-1 | Ricardo Valencia | TKO | 4 (6) | 2006-06-02 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California | |
| Win | 9-1 | Hector Rivera | UD | 4 | 2006-05-25 | Blancas Bazaar, Imperial Beach, California | |
| Loss | 8-1 | Anthony Vasquez | MD | 6 | 2006-02-04 | Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas | |
| Win | 8-0 | Carlos Mota | TKO | 2 (4) | 2006-01-13 | 4th and B, San Diego, California | |
| Win | 7-0 | Joseph Tyrone Davis | TKO | 3 (4) | 2005-11-18 | Athletic Center, New Haven, Connecticut | |
| Win | 6-0 | Ricky Alexander | TKO | 2 (4) | 2005-11-05 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada | |
| Win | 5-0 | Abel Hernandez | UD | 4 | 2005-10-21 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California | |
| Win | 4-0 | Valente Rojas | KO | 2 (4) | 2005-08-08 | Palenque del Hipodromo, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| Win | 3-0 | Crisanto Fernandez | TKO | 2 (?) | 2004-11-15 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| Win | 2-0 | Alejandro Rivera | TKO | 1 (?) | 2004-07-19 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| Win | 1-0 | Antonio Valencia | TKO | 2 (4) | 2004-06-21 | Discoteca Baby Rock, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | Antonio's professional debut. |
| Vacant
Title last held by
Joel Casamayor |
WBC Lightweight Champion Interim Title October 31, 2009 – February 6, 2010 |
Unified by Edwin Valero |
| Vacant
Title last held by
Humberto Soto |
WBC Lightweight Champion October 15, 2011 – Present |
Incumbent |