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 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
Loss	55-10-2	Jorge Linares	UD	10 (10)	2004-01-31	El Poliedro, Caracas	For vacant WBA Fedelatin super bantamweight title
Win	55-9-2	Julio Cesar Medina	KO	7 (10)	2003-09-26	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires	Retain Argentina (FAB) bantamweight title.
Win	54-9-2	Feliciano Dario Azuaga	TKO	10 (12)	2003-01-31	Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires	Won WBO Latino bantamweight title.
Loss	53-9-2	Julio Cesar Medina	UD	10 (10)	2002-10-11	Mercedes, Corrientes
Loss	53-8-2	Fabio Daniel Oliva	SD	10 (10)	2002-04-20	Catamarca, Catamarca
Win	53-7-2	Juan Jose Herrera	TKO	7 (10)	2002-02-15	Club Atlético 9 de Julio, Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires
Loss	52-7-2	Jorge Daniel Espindola	SD	8 (8)	2001-09-22	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Win	52-6-2	Hernan German Baigorria	TKO	7 (10)	2000-11-10	Club Atletico Racing, Trelew, Chubut
Loss	51-6-2	Leo Gamez	KO	3 (12)	1999-03-13	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York	Loss WBA World flyweight title
Win	51-5-2	Jose Bonilla	SD	12 (12)	1998-05-29	Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBA World flyweight title
Win	50-5-2	Pedro Javier Torres	TD	4 (12)	1998-03-07	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Win	49-5-2	Marcos Verbel	PTS	10 (10)	1997-12-13	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Win	48-5-2	Adrian Cristian Ochoa	KO	1 (10)	1997-11-29	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Loss	47-5-2	Samson Dutch Boy Gym	KO	6 (12)	1997-06-24	Chaiyaphum, Chaiyaphum	For World Boxing Federation World super flyweight title
Win	47-4-2	Julio Jerez	TKO	6 (10)	1996-12-21	Andalgalá, Catamarca
Win	46-4-2	Yamil Valdelamar	KO	2 (10)	1996-11-22	Catamarca, Catamarca
Loss	45-4-2	Johnny Tapia	UD	12 (12)	1996-08-17	Sports Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico	For WBO World super flyweight title
Win	45-3-2	William Lopez	RTD	11 (12)	1996-06-29	Catamarca, Catamarca
Win	44-3-2	Lorenzo Ruiz	TKO	4 (10)	1996-05-24	Catamarca, Catamarca
Win	43-3-2	Marcos Julio Uruena	KO	6 (10)	1996-04-19	Catamarca, Catamarca
Win	42-3-2	Victor Hugo Fuentealba	KO	2 (10)	1996-02-23	Catamarca, Catamarca
Loss	41-3-2	Daniel Ward	TD	8 (10)	1995-09-16	Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Win	41-2-2	Raimundo Oliveira Ferreira	KO	2 (8)	1995-06-24	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires
Win	40-2-2	Mario Crispín Romero	PTS	8	1995-02-17	Estadio Pascual Pérez, Mendoza, Mendoza
Loss	39-2-2	Yuri Arbachakov	KO	8 (12)	1994-08-01	Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo	For WBC World flyweight title
Win	39-1-2	Jorge Fernando Calfin	TKO	5 (10)	1994-06-26	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires
NC	38-1-2	Mozart Gomes dos Santos	NC	2 (10)	1994-04-03	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires
Win	38-1-2	Néstor Luis Paniagua	KO	4 (10)	1994-02-18	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	37-1-2	Juan Benjamín Sánchez	KO	1 (10)	1993-11-27	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires
Win	36-1-2	Luis Abelardo Briones	KO	2 (12)	1993-10-22	Catamarca, Catamarca	Retained South American flyweight title
Win	35-1-2	Gilberto González	PTS	10	1993-09-18	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires
Win	34-1-2	Henry Casarrubia	KO	3 (12)	1993-08-13	Catamarca, Catamarca	Retained South American flyweight title
Win	33-1-2	Oscar Dante Reynoso	PTS	10	1993-07-31	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires
Win	32-1-2	Jorge Fernando Calfin	TKO	5 (10)	1993-06-26	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires
Win	31-1-2	Jose Hamilton Rodrigues	KO	2 (10)	1993-05-29	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires
NC	30-1-2	Agustín José López	NC	2 (10)	1993-04-16	Catamarca, Catamarca
Win	30-1-2	Luis Alberto Vargas	DQ	9 (10)	1993-02-12	Catamarca, Catamarca
Draw	29-1-2	Julio Gudino	PTS	10	1992-08-14	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	29-1-1	Ramón Alberto Chamorro	KO	2 (10)	1992-07-25	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires
Win	28-1-1	Redigildo Conceicao	KO	5 (10)	1992-06-13	Catamarca, Catamarca
Win	27-1-1	Adrián Cristian Ochoa	PTS	12	1992-05-25	Catamarca, Catamarca	Retained South American flyweight title
Win	26-1-1	Oscar Dante Reynoso	KO	8 (10)	1992-04-10	Catamarca, Catamarca
Loss	25-1-1	Adrián Cristian Ochoa	PTS	12	1992-02-22	Jesús María, Córdoba	Lost Argentina flyweight title
Win	25-0-1	Serhiy Polygalov	KO	9 (12)	1992-04-10	Catamarca, Catamarca	Won vacant UBA flyweight title
Win	24-0-1	Héctor Fabián Jaime	TD	9 (10)	1991-06-14	Catamarca, Catamarca
Win	23-0-1	Claudemir Carvalho Dias	KO	6 (12)	1991-06-14	Catamarca, Catamarca	Retained South American flyweight title
Win	22-0-1	Luis Paredes	TKO	2 (12)	1991-02-27	Quinta Vergara, Viña del Mar, Valparaiso Region	Won South American flyweight title
Win	21-0-1	Santos Benigno Laciar	UD	10	1990-12-21	Catamarca, Catamarca
Win	20-0-1	Carlos Gabriel Salazar	RTD	8 (12)	1990-11-16	Catamarca, Catamarca	Won Argentina flyweight title

External links

• Professional boxing record for Hugo Rafael Soto from BoxRec