# Hugo Rafael Soto

Hugo Rafael Soto (born 16 August 1967 in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina) 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

| 69 fights | 55 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 38 | 3 |
| By decision | 16 | 7 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No contests | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 69 | Loss | 55–10–2 (2) | Jorge Linares | UD | 10 (10) | 2004-01-31 | El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela | For vacant WBA Fedelatin super bantamweight title |
| 68 | Win | 55–9–2 (2) | Julio Cesar Medina | KO | 7 (10) | 2003-09-26 | Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina | Won Argentina bantamweight title |
| 67 | Win | 54–9–2 (2) | Feliciano Dario Azuaga | TKO | 10 (12) | 2003-01-31 | Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won WBO Latino bantamweight title |
| 66 | Loss | 53–9–2 (2) | Julio Cesar Medina | UD | 10 (10) | 2002-10-11 | Mercedes, Argentina | For Argentina bantamweight title |
| 65 | Loss | 53–8–2 (2) | Fabio Daniel Oliva | SD | 10 (10) | 2002-04-20 | Catamarca, Argentina | Lost Argentina super bantamweight title |
| 64 | Win | 53–7–2 (2) | Juan Jose Herrera | TKO | 7 (10) | 2002-02-15 | Club Atlético 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won vacant Argentina super bantamweight title |
| 63 | Loss | 52–7–2 (2) | Jorge Daniel Espindola | SD | 8 (8) | 2001-09-22 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 62 | Win | 52–6–2 (2) | Hernan German Baigorria | TKO | 7 (10) | 2000-11-10 | Club Atletico Racing, Trelew, Argentina | |
| 61 | Loss | 51–6–2 (2) | Leo Gámez | KO | 3 (12) | 1999-03-13 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost WBA flyweight title |
| 60 | Win | 51–5–2 (2) | Jose Bonilla | SD | 12 (12) | 1998-05-29 | Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBA flyweight title |
| 59 | Win | 50–5–2 (2) | Pedro Javier Torres | TD | 4 (12) | 1998-03-07 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 58 | Win | 49–5–2 (2) | Marcos Verbel | PTS | 10 (10) | 1997-12-13 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 57 | Win | 48–5–2 (2) | Adrian Cristian Ochoa | KO | 1 (10) | 1997-11-29 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 56 | Loss | 47–5–2 (2) | Samson Dutch Boy Gym | KO | 6 (12) | 1997-06-24 | Chaiyaphum, Thailand | For WBF super-flyweight title |
| 55 | Win | 47–4–2 (2) | Julio Jerez | TKO | 6 (10) | 1996-12-21 | Andalgalá, Argentina | |
| 54 | Win | 46–4–2 (2) | Yamil Valdelamar | KO | 2 (10) | 1996-11-22 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 53 | Loss | 45–4–2 (2) | Johnny Tapia | UD | 12 (12) | 1996-08-17 | Sports Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | For WBO super-flyweight title |
| 52 | Win | 45–3–2 (2) | William Lopez | RTD | 11 (12) | 1996-06-29 | Catamarca, Argentina | Won IBF Inter-continental super-flyweight title |
| 51 | Win | 44–3–2 (2) | Lorenzo Ruiz | TKO | 4 (10) | 1996-05-24 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 50 | Win | 43–3–2 (2) | Marcos Julio Uruena | KO | 6 (10) | 1996-04-19 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 49 | Win | 42–3–2 (2) | Victor Hugo Fuentealba | KO | 2 (10) | 1996-02-23 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 48 | Loss | 41–3–2 (2) | Daniel Ward | TD | 8 (10) | 1995-09-16 | Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 47 | Win | 41–2–2 (2) | Raimundo Oliveira Ferreira | KO | 2 (8) | 1995-06-24 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 46 | Win | 40–2–2 (2) | Mario Crispín Romero | PTS | 8 (8) | 1995-02-17 | Estadio Pascual Perez, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 45 | Loss | 39–2–2 (2) | Yuri Arbachakov | KO | 8 (12) | 1994-08-01 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | For WBC flyweight title |
| 44 | Win | 39–1–2 (2) | Jorge Fernando Calfin | TKO | 5 (10) | 1994-06-26 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 43 | NC | 38–1–2 (2) | Mozart Gomes dos Santos | NC | 2 (10) | 1994-04-03 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 42 | Win | 38–1–2 (1) | Néstor Luis Paniagua | KO | 4 (10) | 1994-02-18 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 41 | Win | 37–1–2 (1) | Juan Benjamín Sánchez | KO | 1 (10) | 1993-11-27 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 40 | Win | 36–1–2 (1) | Luis Abelardo Briones | KO | 2 (12) | 1993-10-22 | Catamarca, Argentina | Retained South American flyweight title |
| 39 | Win | 35–1–2 (1) | Gilberto González | PTS | 10 (10) | 1993-09-18 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 38 | Win | 34–1–2 (1) | Henry Casarrubia | KO | 3 (12) | 1993-08-13 | Catamarca, Argentina | Retained South American flyweight title |
| 37 | Win | 33–1–2 (1) | Oscar Dante Reynoso | PTS | 10 (10) | 1993-07-31 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 36 | Win | 32–1–2 (1) | Jorge Fernando Calfin | TKO | 5 (10) | 1993-06-26 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 35 | Win | 31–1–2 (1) | Jose Hamilton Rodrigues | KO | 2 (10) | 1993-05-29 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 34 | NC | 30–1–2 (1) | Agustín José López | NC | 2 (10) | 1993-04-16 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 33 | Win | 30–1–2 | Luis Alberto Vargas | DQ | 9 (10) | 1993-02-12 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 32 | Draw | 29–1–2 | Julio Gudino | PTS | 10 (10) | 1992-08-14 | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Ramón Alberto Chamorro | KO | 2 (10) | 1992-07-25 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 30 | Win | 28–1–1 | Redigildo Conceicao | KO | 5 (10) | 1992-06-13 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Adrián Cristian Ochoa | PTS | 12 (12) | 1992-05-25 | Catamarca, Argentina | Retained South American flyweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Oscar Dante Reynoso | KO | 8 (10) | 1992-04-10 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 27 | Loss | 25–1–1 | Adrián Cristian Ochoa | PTS | 12 (12) | 1992-02-22 | Jesús María, Argentina | Lost Argentina flyweight title |
| 26 | Win | 25–0–1 | Serhiy Polygalov | KO | 9 (12) | 1992-04-10 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 25 | Win | 24–0–1 | Héctor Fabián Jaime | TD | 9 (10) | 1991-06-14 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 24 | Win | 23–0–1 | Claudemir Carvalho Dias | KO | 6 (12) | 1991-06-14 | Catamarca, Argentina | Retained South American flyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–0–1 | Luis Paredes | TKO | 2 (12) | 1991-02-27 | Quinta Vergara, Viña del Mar, Chile | Won South American flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–0–1 | Santos Laciar | UD | 10 (10) | 1990-12-21 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Carlos Gabriel Salazar | RTD | 8 (12) | 1990-11-16 | Catamarca, Argentina | Won Argentina flyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Ceferino Antonio Ponce | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-11-02 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Raul Ojeda | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-10-26 | Red Star Club, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Miguel Angel Rodriguez | TKO | 7 (10) | 1990-09-07 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 17 | Draw | 16–0–1 | Ruben Condori | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-06-08 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Oscar Moreno | KO | 1 (10) | 1990-04-20 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Sergio Andres Carlevaris | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-03-23 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Luis Americo Diaz | TKO | 7 (10) | 1990-02-09 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ramon Machuga | KO | 1 (10) | 1990-01-17 | Villa Las Pirquitas, Argentina | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Fernando Bobadilla | KO | 3 (10) | 1989-12-01 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Sergio Andres Carlevaris | PTS | 10 (10) | 1989-10-13 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Roberto Ledesma | KO | 1 (10) | 1989-09-15 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ramon Jose Cufre | KO | 4 (10) | 1989-08-18 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Sergio Andres Carlevaris | PTS | 10 (10) | 1989-06-02 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Ramon Mercedes Gonzalez | KO | 2 (10) | 1989-04-14 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | David Valentin Lopez | KO | 1 (8) | 1989-03-17 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Antonio Ricardo Eusebio Andrada | PTS | 8 (8) | 1989-01-21 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ceferino Antonio Ponce | RTD | 4 (6) | 1988-12-23 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Oscar Adolfo Vargas | KO | 5 (6) | 1988-11-19 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Antonio Ricardo Eusebio Andrada | PTS | 6 (6) | 1988-10-07 | Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Luis Paredes | KO | 6 (6) | 1988-08-05 | Valdivia, Chile | |