Hugo Rafael Soto


Hugo Rafael Soto is a former professional boxer.

Professional career

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 Gámez, who knocked him out in the third round. He had his final fight in 2004, losing a decision to future world champion Jorge Linares.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
69Loss55–10–2 Jorge LinaresUD10 2004-01-31El Poliedro, Caracas, VenezuelaFor vacant WBA Fedelatin super bantamweight title
68Win55–9–2 Julio Cesar MedinaKO7 2003-09-26Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, ArgentinaWon Argentina bantamweight title
67Win54–9–2 Feliciano Dario AzuagaTKO10 2003-01-31Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon WBO Latino bantamweight title
66Loss53–9–2 Julio Cesar MedinaUD10 2002-10-11Mercedes, ArgentinaFor Argentina bantamweight title
65Loss53–8–2 Fabio Daniel OlivaSD10 2002-04-20Catamarca, ArgentinaLost Argentina super bantamweight title
64Win53–7–2 Juan Jose HerreraTKO7 2002-02-15Club Atlético 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon vacant Argentina super bantamweight title
63Loss52–7–2 Jorge Daniel EspindolaSD8 2001-09-22Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
62Win52–6–2 Hernan German BaigorriaTKO7 2000-11-10Club Atletico Racing, Trelew, Argentina
61Loss51–6–2 Leo GámezKO3 1999-03-13Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Lost WBA flyweight title
60Win51–5–2 Jose BonillaSD12 1998-05-29Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.Won WBA flyweight title
59Win50–5–2 Pedro Javier TorresTD4 1998-03-07Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
58Win49–5–2 Marcos VerbelPTS10 1997-12-13Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
57Win48–5–2 Adrian Cristian OchoaKO1 1997-11-29Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
56Loss47–5–2 Samson [Dutch Boy Gym]KO6 1997-06-24Chaiyaphum, ThailandFor WBF super-flyweight title
55Win47–4–2 Julio JerezTKO6 1996-12-21Andalgalá, Argentina
54Win46–4–2 Yamil ValdelamarKO2 1996-11-22Catamarca, Argentina
53Loss45–4–2 Johnny TapiaUD12 1996-08-17Sports Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.For WBO super-flyweight title
52Win45–3–2 William LopezRTD11 1996-06-29Catamarca, ArgentinaWon IBF Inter-continental super-flyweight title
51Win44–3–2 Lorenzo RuizTKO4 1996-05-24Catamarca, Argentina
50Win43–3–2 Marcos Julio UruenaKO6 1996-04-19Catamarca, Argentina
49Win42–3–2 Victor Hugo FuentealbaKO2 1996-02-23Catamarca, Argentina
48Loss41–3–2 Daniel WardTD8 1995-09-16Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa
47Win41–2–2 Raimundo Oliveira FerreiraKO2 1995-06-24Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
46Win40–2–2 Mario Crispín RomeroPTS8 1995-02-17Estadio Pascual Perez, Mendoza, Argentina
45Loss39–2–2 Yuri ArbachakovKO8 1994-08-01Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JapanFor WBC world champions#Flyweight|WBC flyweight title]
44Win39–1–2 Jorge Fernando CalfinTKO5 1994-06-26Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
43NC38–1–2 Mozart Gomes dos SantosNC2 1994-04-03Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
42Win38–1–2 Néstor Luis PaniaguaKO4 1994-02-18Mar del Plata, Argentina
41Win37–1–2 Juan Benjamín SánchezKO1 1993-11-27Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
40Win36–1–2 Luis Abelardo BrionesKO2 1993-10-22Catamarca, ArgentinaRetained South American flyweight title
39Win35–1–2 Gilberto GonzálezPTS10 1993-09-18Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
38Win34–1–2 Henry CasarrubiaKO3 1993-08-13Catamarca, ArgentinaRetained South American flyweight title
37Win33–1–2 Oscar Dante ReynosoPTS10 1993-07-31Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
36Win32–1–2 Jorge Fernando CalfinTKO5 1993-06-26Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
35Win31–1–2 Jose Hamilton RodriguesKO2 1993-05-29Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
34NC30–1–2 Agustín José LópezNC2 1993-04-16Catamarca, Argentina
33Win30–1–2Luis Alberto VargasDQ9 1993-02-12Catamarca, Argentina
32Draw29–1–2Julio GudinoPTS10 1992-08-14La Rioja, Argentina
31Win29–1–1Ramón Alberto ChamorroKO2 1992-07-25Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
30Win28–1–1Redigildo ConceicaoKO5 1992-06-13Catamarca, Argentina
29Win27–1–1Adrián Cristian OchoaPTS12 1992-05-25Catamarca, ArgentinaRetained South American flyweight title
28Win26–1–1Oscar Dante ReynosoKO8 1992-04-10Catamarca, Argentina
27Loss25–1–1Adrián Cristian OchoaPTS12 1992-02-22Jesús María, ArgentinaLost Argentina flyweight title
26Win25–0–1Serhiy PolygalovKO9 1992-04-10Catamarca, Argentina
25Win24–0–1Héctor Fabián JaimeTD9 1991-06-14Catamarca, Argentina
24Win23–0–1Claudemir Carvalho DiasKO6 1991-06-14Catamarca, ArgentinaRetained South American flyweight title
23Win22–0–1Luis ParedesTKO2 1991-02-27Quinta Vergara, Viña del Mar, ChileWon South American flyweight title
22Win21–0–1Santos LaciarUD10 1990-12-21Catamarca, Argentina
21Win20–0–1Carlos Gabriel SalazarRTD8 1990-11-16Catamarca, ArgentinaWon Argentina flyweight title
20Win19–0–1Ceferino Antonio PoncePTS10 1990-11-02Catamarca, Argentina
19Win18–0–1Raul OjedaPTS10 1990-10-26Red Star Club, Catamarca, Argentina
18Win17–0–1Miguel Angel RodriguezTKO7 1990-09-07Catamarca, Argentina
17Draw16–0–1Ruben CondoriPTS10 1990-06-08Catamarca, Argentina
16Win16–0Oscar MorenoKO1 1990-04-20Catamarca, Argentina
15Win15–0Sergio Andres CarlevarisPTS10 1990-03-23Catamarca, Argentina
14Win14–0Luis Americo DiazTKO7 1990-02-09Catamarca, Argentina
13Win13–0Ramon MachugaKO1 1990-01-17Villa Las Pirquitas, Argentina
12Win12–0Fernando BobadillaKO3 1989-12-01Catamarca, Argentina
11Win11–0Sergio Andres CarlevarisPTS10 1989-10-13Catamarca, Argentina
10Win10–0Roberto LedesmaKO1 1989-09-15Catamarca, Argentina
9Win9–0Ramon Jose CufreKO4 1989-08-18Catamarca, Argentina
8Win8–0Sergio Andres CarlevarisPTS10 1989-06-02Catamarca, Argentina
7Win7–0Ramon Mercedes GonzalezKO2 1989-04-14Catamarca, Argentina
6Win6–0David Valentin LopezKO1 1989-03-17Catamarca, Argentina
5Win5–0Antonio Ricardo Eusebio AndradaPTS8 1989-01-21Catamarca, Argentina
4Win4–0Ceferino Antonio PonceRTD4 1988-12-23Catamarca, Argentina
3Win3–0Oscar Adolfo VargasKO5 1988-11-19Catamarca, Argentina
2Win2–0Antonio Ricardo Eusebio AndradaPTS6 1988-10-07Catamarca, Argentina
1Win1–0Luis ParedesKO6 1988-08-05Valdivia, Chile