Hugo Rafael Soto

Hugo Rafael Soto (born 16 August 1967 in Catamarca, Argentina) is a former professional boxer.

Fighting in the flyweight and super flyweight divisions, Soto had his first professional fight in 1988. He built up a record of 39-1-2 to earn a fight with WBC flyweight champion Yuri Arbachakov, but lost by an eighth round knockout. Two years later, he lost a unanimous decision to reigning WBO flyweight champion Johnny Tapia. He captured the WBA super flyweight title in May 1998, defeating Jose Bonilla by a split decision. Soto lost the title in his first defence against Leo Gamez, who knocked him out in the third round. He had his final fight in 2004, losing a decision to future world champion Jorge Linares, and retired with a final record of 55-10-2.

Professional boxing record

55 Wins (38 knockouts), 10 Losses, 2 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	55-10-2	Jorge Linares	UD	10 (10)	2004-01-31	El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela	For vacant WBA Fedelatin super bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	55-9-2	Julio Cesar Medina	KO	7 (10)	2003-09-26	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retain Argentina (FAB) bantamweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	54-9-2	Feliciano Dario Azuaga	TKO	10 (12)	2003-01-31	Casino Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Won WBO Latino bantamweight title.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Hugo Rafael Soto from BoxRec