All boxersHugo Rafael Soto
Boxing55-10-2 (2 NC)RECORD
38WINS BY KO / TKO
17WINS BY DECISION
69PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 16 Aug 1967 |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Birthplace | San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Super bantamweight, Bantamweight, Super flyweight, Flyweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 161 cm (5′3″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1988–2004 |
| Status | Retired |
| Pro debut | 5 Aug 1988 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Jorge Linares, 31 Jan 2004 |
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Titles and honours
- WBA flyweight champion (1998–1999)
- South American flyweight champion (1991–1994)
- Argentine flyweight champion (1990–1992)
- IBF Inter-Continental super flyweight champion (1996)
- Argentine super bantamweight champion (2002)
- WBO Latino bantamweight champion (2003–2004)
- Argentine bantamweight champion (2003–2004)
Background
Argentine boxer from Catamarca who won the WBA flyweight title against Jose Bonilla in 1998 and lost it in his first defence to Leo Gámez in 1999. He also held South American and Argentine regional titles across several weight classes.
Fight history
69 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jorge Linares | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 31 Jan 2004 | El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela | For vacant WBA Fedelatin super bantamweight title | |
| Win | Julio Cesar Medina | KO | 7 | 26 Sep 2003 | Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina | Won Argentine bantamweight title | |
| Win | Feliciano Dario Azuaga | TKO | 10 | 31 Jan 2003 | Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won WBO Latino bantamweight title | |
| Loss | Julio Cesar Medina | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 11 Oct 2002 | Mercedes, Argentina | For Argentine bantamweight title | |
| Loss | Fabio Daniel Oliva | Decision (split) | 10 | 20 Apr 2002 | Catamarca, Argentina | Lost Argentine super bantamweight title | |
| Win | Juan Jose Herrera | TKO | 7 | 15 Feb 2002 | Club Atlético 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won vacant Argentine super bantamweight title | |
| Loss | Jorge Daniel Espindola | Decision (split) | 8 | 22 Sep 2001 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Hernan German Baigorria | TKO | 7 | 10 Nov 2000 | Club Atletico Racing, Trelew, Argentina | ||
| Loss | Leo Gámez | KO | 3 | 13 Mar 1999 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost WBA flyweight title | |
| Win | Jose Bonilla | Decision (split) | 12 | 29 May 1998 | Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBA flyweight title | |
| Win | Pedro Javier Torres | Technical decision | 4 | 7 Mar 1998 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Marcos Verbel | Decision (points) | 10 | 13 Dec 1997 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Adrian Cristian Ochoa | KO | 1 | 29 Nov 1997 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Loss | Samson Dutch Boy Gym | KO | 6 | 24 Jun 1997 | Chaiyaphum, Thailand | For WBF super flyweight title | |
| Win | Julio Jerez | TKO | 6 | 21 Dec 1996 | Andalgalá, Argentina | ||
| Win | Yamil Valdelamar | KO | 2 | 22 Nov 1996 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Loss | Johnny Tapia | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 17 Aug 1996 | Sports Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | For WBO super flyweight title | |
| Win | William Lopez | TKO (corner retirement) | 11 | 29 Jun 1996 | Catamarca, Argentina | Won IBF Inter-Continental super flyweight title | |
| Win | Lorenzo Ruiz | TKO | 4 | 24 May 1996 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Marcos Julio Uruena | KO | 6 | 19 Apr 1996 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Victor Hugo Fuentealba | KO | 2 | 23 Feb 1996 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Loss | Daniel Ward | Technical decision | 8 | 16 Sep 1995 | Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Win | Raimundo Oliveira Ferreira | KO | 2 | 24 Jun 1995 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Mario Crispín Romero | Decision (points) | 8 | 17 Feb 1995 | Estadio Pascual Perez, Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Loss | Yuri Arbachakov | KO | 8 | 1 Aug 1994 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | For WBC flyweight title | |
| Win | Jorge Fernando Calfin | TKO | 5 | 26 Jun 1994 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| No contest | Mozart Gomes dos Santos | No contest | 2 | 3 Apr 1994 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Néstor Luis Paniagua | KO | 4 | 18 Feb 1994 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
| Win | Juan Benjamín Sánchez | KO | 1 | 27 Nov 1993 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Luis Abelardo Briones | KO | 2 | 22 Oct 1993 | Catamarca, Argentina | Retained South American flyweight title | |
| Win | Gilberto González | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Sep 1993 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Henry Casarrubia | KO | 3 | 13 Aug 1993 | Catamarca, Argentina | Retained South American flyweight title | |
| Win | Oscar Dante Reynoso | Decision (points) | 10 | 31 Jul 1993 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Jorge Fernando Calfin | TKO | 5 | 26 Jun 1993 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Jose Hamilton Rodrigues | KO | 2 | 29 May 1993 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| No contest | Agustín José López | No contest | 2 | 16 Apr 1993 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Luis Alberto Vargas | Disqualification | 9 | 12 Feb 1993 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Draw | Julio Gudino | Decision (points) | 10 | 14 Aug 1992 | La Rioja, Argentina | ||
| Win | Ramón Alberto Chamorro | KO | 2 | 25 Jul 1992 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Redigildo Conceicao | KO | 5 | 13 Jun 1992 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Adrián Cristian Ochoa | Decision (points) | 12 | 25 May 1992 | Catamarca, Argentina | Retained South American flyweight title | |
| Win | Oscar Dante Reynoso | KO | 8 | 10 Apr 1992 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Loss | Adrián Cristian Ochoa | Decision (points) | 12 | 22 Feb 1992 | Jesús María, Argentina | Lost Argentine flyweight title | |
| Win | Serhiy Polygalov | KO | 9 | 10 Apr 1992 | Catamarca, Argentina | Date as listed on Wikipedia, out of sequence in the table | |
| Win | Héctor Fabián Jaime | Technical decision | 9 | 14 Jun 1991 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Claudemir Carvalho Dias | KO | 6 | 14 Jun 1991 | Catamarca, Argentina | Retained South American flyweight title | |
| Win | Luis Paredes | TKO | 2 | 27 Feb 1991 | Quinta Vergara, Viña del Mar, Chile | Won South American flyweight title | |
| Win | Santos Laciar | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 21 Dec 1990 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Carlos Gabriel Salazar | TKO (corner retirement) | 8 | 16 Nov 1990 | Catamarca, Argentina | Won Argentine flyweight title | |
| Win | Ceferino Antonio Ponce | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Nov 1990 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Raul Ojeda | Decision (points) | 10 | 26 Oct 1990 | Red Star Club, Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Miguel Angel Rodriguez | TKO | 7 | 7 Sep 1990 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Draw | Ruben Condori | Decision (points) | 10 | 8 Jun 1990 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Oscar Moreno | KO | 1 | 20 Apr 1990 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Sergio Andres Carlevaris | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Mar 1990 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Luis Americo Diaz | TKO | 7 | 9 Feb 1990 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Ramon Machuga | KO | 1 | 17 Jan 1990 | Villa Las Pirquitas, Argentina | ||
| Win | Fernando Bobadilla | KO | 3 | 1 Dec 1989 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Sergio Andres Carlevaris | Decision (points) | 10 | 13 Oct 1989 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Roberto Ledesma | KO | 1 | 15 Sep 1989 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Ramon Jose Cufre | KO | 4 | 18 Aug 1989 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Sergio Andres Carlevaris | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Jun 1989 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Ramon Mercedes Gonzalez | KO | 2 | 14 Apr 1989 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | David Valentin Lopez | KO | 1 | 17 Mar 1989 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Antonio Ricardo Eusebio Andrada | Decision (points) | 8 | 21 Jan 1989 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Ceferino Antonio Ponce | TKO (corner retirement) | 4 | 23 Dec 1988 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Oscar Adolfo Vargas | KO | 5 | 19 Nov 1988 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Antonio Ricardo Eusebio Andrada | Decision (points) | 6 | 7 Oct 1988 | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Win | Luis Paredes | KO | 6 | 5 Aug 1988 | Valdivia, Chile | Pro debut |
Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).