César Soto

César Soto Esquivel (born September 17, 1971) is a Mexican retired professional boxer and is a former WBC featherweight champion.

Professional career Soto got his first world title shot in September 1991 against WBO bantamweight title holder Duke McKenzie in London, losing a unanimous decision.

In July 1993, César knocked out future lightweight champion, José Luis Castillo in two one-sided rounds, becoming the first man to defeat him.

Soto's second title shot was against WBC featherweight title holder Luisito Espinosa in July 1996, which was another unanimous decision loss for Soto.

In May 1999, Soto got another title shot against Espinosa at the Equestrian Center, El Paso, Texas, this time winning a controversial unanimous decision.

Soto lost the WBC title in his first defense in a unification bout with Lineal/WBO champion Naseem Hamed via a unanimous decision at the Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan in October 1999.

Soto continued his career despite losing more than he won, until finally retiring in 2011 with a record of 63-24-3 with 43 KOs.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes90Loss63–24–3Héctor Javier MárquezUD1225 Jun 201189Loss63–23–3Gamaliel DíazUD129 Apr 201188Loss63–22–3José LópezUD1222 Jan 201187Loss63–21–3Eduardo EscobedoUD1023 Oct 201086Win63–20–3Jesús GonzálezKO3 (10)21 Aug 201085Loss62–20–3Sergio RiveraMD1212 Jun 201084Win62–19–3Daniel LomelíTD6 (12)1 May 201083Win61–19–3Silvestre MárquezKO1 (10), 6 Feb 201082Loss60–19–3Ammeth DíazUD921 Jan 201081Win60–18–3Ángel ReynaTKO6 (10), 17 Oct 200980Win59–18–3Alejandro BarreraSD1030 May 200879Win58–18–3Héctor Javier MárquezSD1031 Aug 200778Win57–18–3José Antonio IzquierdoUD1027 Apr 200777Loss56–18–3Miguel RománUD108 Dec 200676Loss56–17–3Miguel RománSD104 Aug 200675Win56–16–3Óscar OlivasSD1019 May 200674Win55–16–3Adrian ValdezMD1014 Oct 200573Loss54–16–3Francisco Javier CastroSD105 Aug 200572Loss54–15–3Orlando SalidoPTS106 May 200571Loss54–14–3Adrian ValdezTKO1 (10), 22 Oct 200470Loss54–13–3Juan Carlos RamírezSD1027 Feb 200469Loss54–12–3Juan Carlos RamírezMD101 Nov 200268Loss54–11–3José QuintanaSD1011 May 200267LossJohnny TapiaKO3 (10), 30 Jun 200166Draw54–9–3Edgar BárcenasPTS12 (10)31 Mar 200165Loss54–9–2Óscar LariosUD1224 Jun 200064Loss54–8–2Naseem HamedUD1222 Oct 199963Win54–7–2Luisito EspinosaUD1215 May 199962Win53–7–2Carlos RiosUD1012 Sep 199861Win52–7–2Juan Polo PérezTKO2 (10), 13 Jun 199860Win51–7–2José AyalaUD1016 May 199859Win50–7–2Sean FletcherKO6 (10), 21 Nov 199758Win49–7–2Jorge MonzónTKO2 (10), 6 Sep 199757Win48–7–2Enrique BeltránPTS1015 Aug 199756Win47–7–2Agapito SánchezTKO2 (10), 6 Jun 199755Win46–7–2Elias QuirózTKO2 (10), 12 Apr 199754Win45–7–2Barrington FrancisKO1 (10)1 Feb 199753Win44–7–2Aaron ZàratePTS106 Dec 199652Loss43–7–2Luisito EspinosaUD126 Jul 199651Win43–6–2Lazaro PadillaKO2 (?)1 Mar 199650Win42–6–2Antonio HernándezTKO2 (10), 13 Oct 199549Win41–6–2José Luis MadridTKO6 (?)29 Jul 199548Win40–6–2Raúl Martínez MoraPTS1012 May 199547Loss39–6–2Alejandro GonzálezSD126 Aug 199446Win39–5–2Raúl GutiérrezKO4 (12)3 Jun 199445Win38–5–2Louie EspinozaPTS1225 Mar 199444Win37–5–2Raúl Martínez MoraTKO1 (12)15 Oct 199343Win36–5–2José Luis CastilloTKO2 (12)9 Jul 199342Win35–5–2Luis Alfonso LizárragaTKO2 (?)14 May 199341Win34–5–2Miguel TepanacatlKO1 (12)5 Mar 199340Win33–5–2Otilio GallegosTKO2 (12), 27 Nov 199239Win32–5–2Ray MinusTKO7 (12), 23 Oct 199238Win31–5–2Manuel De JesúsTKO3 (?)15 Aug 199237Win30–5–2Héctor Ulises ChongTKO2 (10)26 Jun 199236Win29–5–2Raúl Martínez MoraPTS1022 May 199235Win28–5–2Ramón ArreolaKO1 (?)3 Apr 199234Win27–5–2José ValdezPTS106 Mar 199233Win26–5–2Pedro RábagoKO6 (?)13 Dec 199132Loss25–5–2Duke McKenzieUD1212 Sep 199131Win25–4–2Guadalupe RubioTKO2 (?)31 May 199130Loss24–4–2Victor RabanalesUD1019 Nov 199029Win24–3–2Mike PhelpsPTS522 Oct 199028Draw23–3–2Mike PhelpsSD1022 Sep 199027Win23–3–1Willy SalazarUD1028 Jul 199026Win22–3–1Armando CastroUD1018 May 199025Loss21–3–1Victor RabanalesSD1015 Oct 198924Win21–2–1Artemio RuízUD1030 Jun 198923Loss20–2–1Javier DíazPTS101 Jan 198922Win20–1–1Ricardo MijaresKO1 (?)18 Nov 198821Win19–1–1Armando VelascoDQ4 (?)29 Apr 198820Win18–1–1Antonio FloresKO6 (?)1 Mar 198819Win17–1–1Mario LozanoKO1 (?)15 Jan 198818Draw16–1–1Javier DíazPTS101 Jan 198817Win16–1Pedro MorenoKO1 (?)27 Nov 198716Win15–1Javier RamírezKO7 (?)2 Oct 198715Loss14–1Luis Fernando HernándezPTS1030 Jul 198714Win14–0Alfonso RiveraTKO7 (?)1 May 198713Win13–0Jorge VazquezKO3 (?)4 Apr 198712Win12–0Jaime HerreraKO3 (?)13 Mar 198711Win11–0Fermín CárdenasKO4 (?)1 Feb 198710Win10–0Nacho RamírezRTD3 (10)1 Jan 19879Win9–0Juan Manuel OlveraTKO1 (8)31 Oct 19868Win8–0Fausto GonzálezKO2 (?)1 Sep 19867Win7–0Martín RamírezKO3 (?)1 Aug 19866Win6–0Fernando CastrejónKO2 (?)1 Jul 19865Win5–0Rafael RodarteKO3 (?)1 Jun 19864Win4–0Saúl SáenzKO1 (?)1 May 19863Win3–0Carlos GarcíaKO1 (4)26 Apr 19862Win2–0Gabriel OcampoKO1 (?)1 Apr 19861Win1–0Francisco GalindoKO1 (?)1 Mar 1986

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