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
Loss55-10-2Venezuela Jorge Linares UD 10 (10) 2004-01-31 VenezuelaEl Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela For vacant WBA Fedelatin super bantamweight title
Win55-9-2Argentina Julio Cesar Medina KO 7 (10) 2003-09-26 ArgentinaClub Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retain Argentina (FAB) bantamweight title.
Win54-9-2Paraguay Feliciano Dario Azuaga TKO 10 (12) 2003-01-31 ArgentinaCasino Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina Won WBO Latino bantamweight title.
Loss53-9-2Argentina Julio Cesar Medina UD 10 (10) 2002-10-11 ArgentinaMercedes, Corrientes, Argentina
Loss53-8-2Argentina Fabio Daniel Oliva SD 10 (10) 2002-04-20 ArgentinaCatamarca, Catamarca, Argentina
Win53-7-2Argentina Juan Jose Herrera TKO 7 (10) 2002-02-15 ArgentinaClub Atletico 9 de Julio, 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss52-7-2Argentina Jorge Daniel Espindola SD 8 (8) 2001-09-22 ArgentinaEstadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win52-6-2Argentina Hernan German Baigorria TKO 7 (10) 2000-11-10 ArgentinaClub Atletico Racing, Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
Loss51-6-2Venezuela Leo Gamez KO 3 (12) 1999-03-13 United StatesMadison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA Loss WBA World flyweight title
Win51-5-2Venezuela Jose Bonilla SD 12 (12) 1998-05-29 United StatesLas Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Won WBA World flyweight title
Win50-5-2Argentina Pedro Javier Torres TD 4 (12) 1998-03-07 ArgentinaEstadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win49-5-2Colombia Marcos Verbel PTS 10 (10) 1997-12-13 ArgentinaEstadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win48-5-2Argentina Adrian Cristian Ochoa KO 1 (10) 1997-11-29 ArgentinaEstadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Loss47-5-2Thailand Samson Dutch Boy Gym KO 6 (12) 1997-06-24 ThailandChaiyaphum, Thailand For World Boxing Federation World super flyweight title
Win47-4-2Dominican Republic Julio Jerez TKO 6 (10) 1996-12-21 ArgentinaAndalgala, Catamarca, Argentina
Win46-4-2Colombia Yamil Valdelamar KO 2 (10) 1996-11-22 ArgentinaCatamarca, Catamarca, Argentina
Loss45-4-2United States Johnny Tapia UD 12 (12) 1996-08-17 United StatesSports Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA For WBO World super flyweight title

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jose Bonilla
WBA Flyweight Champion
May 29, 1998 March 13, 1999
Succeeded by
Leo Gamez


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