Humberto Soto

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Ochoa.

Humberto Soto
Statistics
Real name	Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa
Nickname(s)	La Zorrita (The Fox)
Rated at	Lightweight Super Featherweight Featherweight Super Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Reach	71 in (181 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	May 11, 1980 (1980-05-11) Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	67
Wins	57
Wins by KO	34
Losses	7
Draws	2
No contests	1

Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa (born May 11, 1980 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is a former WBC Interim Featherweight, WBC Super Featherweight, and WBC Lightweight champion.

Pro 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.

Interim WBC Featherweight title

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. 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 deducted two points for excessive holding and his corner refused to send him out for the eleventh round.

WBC Super Featherweight Championship

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 deducted 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.

WBC Lightweight Championship

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.

In July 2011 Soto relinquished his WBC Lightweight Title in anticipation of competing in the junior welterweight division.

Professional record

57 Wins (34 knockouts), 7 Losses, 2 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
N/A	57-7-2	Lucas Matthysse	-	? (10)	May 19, 2012	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	57-7-2	Adailton De Jesus	KO	4 (10)	November 26, 2011	Campo Futbol Colosio, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Win	56-7-2	Jose Alfaro	TKO	2 (10)	September 3, 2011	Estadio Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	56-7-2	Motoki Sasaki	TD	11(12)	June 25, 2011	Parque Andrés Quintana Roo, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico	Retained his WBC Lightweight Title.
Win	55-7-2	Fidel Muñoz	UD	10 (10)	March 5, 2011	Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Win	54-7-2	Urbano Antillon	UD	12 (12)	December 4, 2010	Honda Center, Anaheim, California	Retained his WBC Lightweight Title
Win	53-7-2	Fidel Muñoz	UD	12 (12)	September 18, 2010	Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico	Retained his WBC Lightweight Title
Win	52-7-2	Ricardo Dominguez	UD	12 (12)	May 15, 2010	Estadio Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	Retained his WBC Lightweight Title
Win	51-7-2	David Díaz	UD	12 (12)	March 13, 2010	Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas	Won the Vacant WBC Lightweight Title
Win	50-7-2	Jesús Chávez	UD	10 (10)	December 19, 2009	Arena Itson, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
Win	49-7-2	Aristides Perez	TKO	2 (1:21)	September 15, 2009	Plaza de Toros, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico	Retained his WBC Super Featherweight Title
Win	48-7-2	Benoit Gaudet	TKO	9 (2:25)	May 2, 2009	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained his WBC Super Featherweight Title
Win	47-7-2	Antonio Davis	TKO	4 (2:38)	March 28, 2009	Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	Retained his WBC Super Featherweight Title
Win	46-7-2	Francisco Lorenzo	UD	12 (12)	December 20, 2008	Parque Andrés, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico	Won the WBC Super Featherweight Title
Win	45-7-2	Gamaliel Díaz	RTD	11 (0:10)	October 11, 2008	Auditorio Centenario, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico	Won the interim WBC Super Featherweight Title
Loss	44-7-2	Francisco Lorenzo	DQ	4 (2:43)	June 28, 2008	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	For the interim WBC Super Featherweight Title
Win	44-6-2	Carlos Urias	TKO	5 (0:32)	March 14, 2008	Auditorio Benito Juarez, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	Urias was knocked down five times
Loss	43-6-2	Joan Guzman	UD	12 (12)	November 17, 2007	Borgata Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	For the WBO Super Featherweight Title
Win	43-5-2	Ismael González	TKO	3 (0:25)	September 14, 2007	Auditorio Benito Juarez, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	This Bout was held at Light Welterweight
Win	42-5-2	Bobby Pacquiao	KO	7 (1:48)	June 9, 2007	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Win	41-5-2	Humberto Toledo	TKO	3 (1:50)	February 22, 2007	Mountaineer Resort, Chester, West Virginia
Win	40-5-2	Ivan Valle	TKO	4 (0:48)	August 12, 2006	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada	WBC Super Featherweight Title Eliminator
Win	39-5-2	Oscar León	TKO	9 (0:07)	February 17, 2006	Estadio Emilo Ibarra, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	Retained his interim WBC Featherweight Title
Win	38-5-2	Ulises Duarte	KO	1 (2:20)	October 13, 2005	Villa Cahita, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	37-5-2	Rocky Juarez	UD	12 (12)	August 20, 2005	Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois	Won the interim WBC Featherweight Title
Win	36-5-2	Ismael González	TKO	10 (1:23)	December 10, 2004	El Foro, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
NC	35-5-2	Jorge Solís	NC	3 (3:00)	September 17, 2004	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Solís was undefeated going in
Win	35-5-2	Gerardo Zayas	TKO	6 (1:41)	July 12, 2004	Salon Las Pulgas, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	34-5-2	Wilson Alcorro	TKO	6 (1:23)	May 28, 2004	Congress Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
Win	33-5-2	Manny Rivero	TKO	2 (2:45)	April 30, 2004	Isleta Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Win	32-5-2	Oscar Galindo	TKO	3 (0:28)	February 16, 2004	Salon Las Pulgas, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	31-5-2	James Baker	UD	10 (10)	December 12, 2003	Edgewater Casino, Laughlin, Nevada
Win	30-5-2	Luís Fuente	UD	10 (10)	September 12, 2003	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	29-5-2	Hector Mancina	UD	10 (10)	August 15, 2003	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	28-5-2	Armando Cordoba	UD	10 (10)	June 27, 2003	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	27-5-2	Abel Sepulveda	TKO	4 (0:12)	June 6, 2003	Auditorio Municipal, Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
Win	26-5-2	César Figueroa	TKO	7 (2:36)	February 28, 2003	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Figueroa was (24-1) going in
Win	25-5-2	Emidgio Gastelum	TKO	12 (1:49)	November 22, 2002	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won the WBC FECARBOX Lightweight title
Win	24-5-2	Juan Ruiz	KO	4 (0:22)	November 15, 2002	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Loss	23-5-2	Kevin Kelley	MD	12 (12)	July 13, 2002	The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada	For the NABA Super Featherweight title
Win	23-4-2	Ricardo Martínez	TKO	9 (0:22)	June 14, 2002	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	22-4-2	Marco Angel Pérez	TKO	3 (1:16)	May 17, 2002	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	21-4-2	Mark Burse	MD	10 (10)	April 26, 2002	Palm Springs, California
Win	20-4-2	Cristin Rojas	TKO	1 (0:21)	March 15, 2002	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	19-4-2	Sergio Sanchez	UD	10 (10)	December 15, 2001	Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Win	18-4-2	Francisco Reyna	KO	1 (0:49)	November 24, 2001	Plaza De Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win	17-4-2	Hector Guzman	TKO	5 (0:33)	September 28, 2001	Gimnasio Oscar García, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Win	16-4-2	Jesus Escalante	TKO	5 (0:51)	August 17, 2001	Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico	Won the WBA Fedecentro Super Bantamweight title
Win	15-4-2	Enrique Colin	KO	2 (2:48)	March 31, 2001	Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico	Won the WBC Youth World Super Featherweight title

See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• List of Mexican boxing world champions
• List of WBC world champions

External links

• Humberto Soto Q&A Interview With Fans
• Professional boxing record for Humberto Soto from BoxRec

Vacant Title last held by Erik Morales	WBC Featherweight Interim Champion August 20, 2005 – June 29, 2006 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Jorge Linares
New title	WBC Super Featherweight Interim Champion October 11, 2008 – December 20, 2008 Unified	Vacant Title next held by Humberto Mauro Gutiérrez
Vacant Title last held by Manny Pacquiao	WBC Super Featherweight Champion December 20, 2008 – March 18, 2010 Vacated	Succeeded by Vitali Tajbert Interim Champion promoted
Vacant Title last held by Edwin Valero	WBC Lightweight Champion March 13, 2010 – July 1, 2011 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Antonio DeMarco