Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa (born May 11, 1980), best known as Humberto Soto, is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2019. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title from 2008 to 2009, and the WBC lightweight title from 2010 to 2011. He also held the WBC interim featherweight title from 2005 to 2006.
Professional career Soto made his pro debut at the age of 17 and accumulated a record of 36-5-2, which included a 14 fight undefeated streak, before challenging for his first major title.
Featherweight On August 20, 2005, Soto won the interim WBC Featherweight title by beating Rocky Juarez, in a fight which he accepted on two weeks notice.
On January 17, 2006, Soto defended his interim title by knocking out Oscar León in the 9th round. He vacated his interim featherweight title and defeated Ivan Valle in a WBC Super Featherweight title eliminator bout.
On January 22, 2007, Soto defeated Humberto Toledo (30-2-2) by third-round knockout. In his next bout, he defeated Bobby Pacquiao by seventh-round knockout.
On November 17, 2007, Soto fought reigning WBO Super Featherweight champion Joan Guzmán but lost the bout by unanimous decision.
Soto vs. Guzman
On November 17, 2007, Humberto Soto fought WBO Junior-Welterweight champion Joan Guzman. The Dominican champion dominated the fight based on his speed of hands, reflexes, and superior boxing skills, effectively counter punching the relentless attack of Soto, who showcased tremendous strength, courage and determination. Guzman won the bout by Unanimous Decision.
Super Featherweight
Soto vs. Lorenzo On June 28, 2008, Soto faced off against Francisco Lorenzo (33-4, 14 KOs) for the vacant interim WBC Super Featherweight title. Soto knocked Lorenzo down twice in the fourth round with a barrage of punches. However, after lengthy consultations with officials at ringside, referee Joe Cortez disqualified Soto for hitting Lorenzo after he was down in what appeared to be a grazing punch. Cortez's decision was widely criticized and the WBC refused to award Lorenzo the title.
WBC president José Sulaimán condemned the decision as a "gross injustice" and one of the biggest he has seen in a long time. Sulaiman also announced that the WBC board of governors will vote on whether to declare the fight a no contest or to declare Soto the winner by knockout. Lorenzo, therefore, was not presented the green WBC belt as its champion, since it, though, opted to ignore the official verdict, and declared the title vacant. Sulaiman stated he wasn’t seeking to overrule the decision, but: "While we respect the authority of the (Nevada commission) for a decision of the fight, we are the only ones to have the authority to decide on the decision relating to the WBC world title."
On October 11, 2008, Soto defeated Gamaliel Díaz to win the interim WBC Super Featherweight title by technical knock out. Soto knocked Diaz down in the first round and dominated him throughout the bout. Diaz was docked two points for excessive holding and his corner refused to send him out for the eleventh round.
On December 20, 2008, Soto captured the vacant WBC Super Featherweight Championship with a 12-round unanimous decision over Francisco Lorenzo in a rematch of their controversial bout. Lorenzo was repeatedly warned for low-blows and headbutting throughout the bout. Lorenzo was docked one point in the 7th round for headbutting and another in the 8th for excessive holding. The final scores were 117-109 from two of the judges and 118-108 on the other card in favor of Soto.
In 2009, Soto successfully defended his WBC Super Featherweight title 3 times. On December 12, 2009, Soto moved up to the lightweight division and defeated former two-time champion Jesús Chávez by a 10-round unanimous decision.
Lightweight On March 13, 2010, Soto claimed the WBC Lightweight Championship by defeating David Diaz. Soto dropped Diaz in the opening and final rounds en route to a unanimous decision victory.
On May 15, 2010, Soto made his first title defense against Ricardo Dominguez. Soto won the fight with a 12-round unanimous decision with the judges scoring the fight, 118-110 on two of the scorecards and 117-112 on the other one for Soto.
Soto and Urbano Antillon staged a stirring world lightweight title bout at the Honda Center. Soto, relying on his ability to strike the challenger with barrages, made his third successful title defense by outlasting Maywood's Antillon in a close unanimous decision, December 4, 2010.
Super Lightweight In July 2011 Soto relinquished his WBC Lightweight Title in anticipation of competing in the junior welterweight division.
A bout between hard-hitting Argentinian junior welterweight and Soto has been confirmed for late April. Soto is riding a 14-bout winning streak that includes six knockouts.
Soto vs. Sollano On June 23, 2012 Humberto Soto faced hard-hitting junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse. dropped Soto in the fifth round. Soto's corner stopped the bout between the rounds.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes82LossJessie VargasTKO6 (10), Apr 26, 201981Win69–9–2 Brandon RíosUD12Feb 23, 201980Win68–9–2 Edgar PuertaUD10Aug 3, 201879Win67–9–2 Joel JuarezTKO2 (10), May 26, 201878Win66–9–2 Daniel RuizTKO2 (10), Oct 1, 201677Loss65–9–2 Antonio OrozcoUD10Oct 3, 201576Win65–8–2 John Molina Jr.UD10Sep 13, 201475Win64–8–2 Wilfrido BuelvasUD12Jun 14, 201474Win63–8–2 Juan Carlos AbreuUD10Mar 22, 201473Win62–8–2 Mahonri MontesUD12Sep 28, 201372Win61–8–2 Hiroshi NakamoriTKO9 (12), Jun 8, 201371Win60–8–2 Silverio OrtizUD12Feb 9, 201370Win59–8–2 Jose LopezUD12Nov 10, 201269Loss58–8–2 Lucas MatthysseRTD5 (10), Jun 23, 201268Win58–7–2 Claudinei LacerdaUD10Apr 7, 201267Win57–7–2 Adailton de JesusKO4 (10), Nov 26, 201166Win56–7–2 José AlfaroTKO2 (10), Sep 3, 201165Win55–7–2 Motoki Sasaki11 (12), Jun 25, 201164Win54–7–2 Fidel MuñozUD10Mar 5, 201163Win53–7–2 Urbano AntillónUD12Dec 4, 201062Win52–7–2 Fidel MuñozUD12Sep 18, 201061Win51–7–2 Ricardo DomínguezUD12May 15, 201060Win50–7–2 David DíazUD12Mar 13, 201059Win49–7–2 Jesús ChávezUD10Dec 19, 200958Win48–7–2 Aristides PérezTKO2 (12), Sep 15, 200957Win47–7–2 Benoit GaudetTKO9 (12), May 2, 200956Win46–7–2 Antonio DavisTKO4 (12), Mar 28, 200955Win45–7–2 Francisco LorenzoUD12Dec 20, 200854Win44–7–2 Gamaliel DíazRTD11 (12), Oct 11, 200853Loss43–7–2 Francisco Lorenzo4 (12), Jun 28, 200852Win43–6–2 Carlos UriasTKO5 (10)Mar 14, 200851Loss42–6–2 Joan GuzmánUD12Nov 17, 200750Win42–5–2 Ismael GonzálezTKO3 (10), Sep 14, 200749Win41–5–2 Bobby PacquiaoKO7 (10), Jun 9, 200748Win40–5–2 Humberto ToledoTKO3 (12), Feb 22, 200747Win39–5–2 Ivan ValleTKO4 (12), Aug 12, 200646Win38–5–2 Oscar LeónTKO9 (12)Feb 17, 200645Win37–5–2 Ulises DuarteKO1 (10), Oct 13, 200544Win36–5–2 Rocky JuarezUD12Aug 20, 200543Win35–5–2 Ismael GonzálezTKO10 (10), Dec 10, 20044234–5–2 Jorge SolísNC3 (10), Sep 17, 200441Win34–5–2Gerardo ZayasTKO6 (10), Jul 12, 200440Win33–5–2Wilson AlcorroTKO6 (10), May 28, 200439Win32–5–2Manny RiveroKO1 (10)Apr 30, 200438Win31–5–2Oscar GalindoTKO3 (10)Feb 16, 200437Win30–5–2James BakerUD10Dec 12, 200336Win29–5–2Luís FuenteUD10Sep 12, 200335Win28–5–2Hector MancinaUD10Aug 15, 200334Win27–5–2Armando CordobaUD10Jun 27, 200333Win26–5–2Abel SepulvedaTKO4Jun 6, 200332Win25–5–2César FigueroaTKO7 (10), Feb 28, 200331Win24–5–2Emidgio GastelumTKO12 (12), Nov 22, 200230Win23–5–2Juan RuizKO4Nov 15, 200229Loss22–5–2Kevin KelleyMD12Jul 13, 200228Win22–4–2Ricardo MartínezTKO9 (10)Jun 14, 200227Win21–4–2Marco Angel PérezTKO3 (8), May 17, 200226Win20–4–2Mark Burse10Apr 26, 200225Win19–4–2Cristin RojasTKO1Mar 15, 200224Win18–4–2Sergio SanchezPTS10Dec 15, 200123Win17–4–2Francisco ReynaKO1Nov 24, 200122Win16–4–2Hector GuzmanTKO5 (10)Sep 28, 200121Win15–4–2Jesus EscalanteTKO5 (12)Aug 17, 200120Win14–4–2Enrique ColinKO2 (12)Mar 31, 200119Loss13–4–2David MurilloUD10Nov 3, 200018Win13–3–2Ramon VallesKO1 (12)Sep 1, 200017Loss12–3–2Hector Javier Marquez11 (12), May 27, 200016Win12–2–2Carlos Ramon MairenaTKO4 (10)Mar 10, 200015Win11–2–2Emidgio GastelumPTS12Dec 10, 199914Win10–2–2Dave HindsPTS6Nov 13, 199913Draw9–2–2Emidgio Gastelum2 (12)Sep 10, 199912Win9–2–1Ramon AragonPTS8Aug 27, 199911Win8–2–1Gerardo Zayas11 (12)Jul 2, 199910Win7–2–1Jesus Escalante6 (10)May 20, 19999Loss6–2–1Luiz Claudio FreitasUD10Apr 2, 19998Win6–1–1Ramon Valles10Jan 29, 19997Win5–1–1Cayetano RomeroPTS8Jun 6, 19986Loss4–1–1Angel Eduardo MataPTS6May 15, 19985Win4–0–1Cayetano Romero2May 5, 19984Win3–0–1Carlos RiosPTS4Mar 27, 19983Win2–0–1Emidgio GastelumPTS4Dec 5, 19972Draw1–0–1Ivan Gutierrez Valencia4Oct 24, 19971Win1–0Guillermo Guerra4Sep 26, 1997
See also List of Mexican boxing world champions
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