Antonio de Marco Soto (born January 7, 1986), best known as Antonio "Tony" DeMarco, is a Mexican professional boxer. He held the WBC lightweight title from 2011 to 2012. DeMarco is a cousin of former world champion Humberto Soto.Wainwright, Anson (2011). "Antonio DeMarco: "Anyone who is willing to fight me, I will accept."". Max Boxing. Retrieved September 26, 2016.

Professional career

Lightweight DeMarco claimed an interim belt after he dominated José Alfaro for 10 rounds before a stoppage was called. Demarco won every round before dropping Alfaro three times in the 10th round. Demarco's unbeaten streak is 15-0-1 with 10 knockouts, including 12 consecutive wins, since losing a six-round, majority decision to Anthony Vasquez in February 2006. He lined himself up to face the monster-punching full WBC titlist, Edwin Valero.Christ, Scott. (2011-08-31) Antonio DeMarco dominates José Alfaro, stops him in 10. Bad Left Hook. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.

DeMarco's first chance at being world champion was unsuccessful after he was stopped by the late Edwin Valero of Venezuela to retain his WBC Lightweight belt. After absorbing 9 rounds of punishment, DeMarco's trainer advised the referee to stop the fight. DeMarco later stated, “I'm a Mexican fighter, I never wanted to quit but my trainer saw that Edwin was just a better fighter.” When the fight ended, Valero was eight points up on the scorecards of all three judges.Rafael, Dan. (2010-02-07) BValero stops DeMarco in ninth round. ESPN. Retrieved on 2011-08-05.

DeMarco rebounded with a second-round TKO victory over Daniel Attah. In his following fight, he defeated Reyes Sanchez by unanimous decision to win the WBC Silver Lightweight title.

WBC lightweight champion On October 15, 2011, DeMarco stopped former two division champion Jorge Linares in the 11th round to claim the vacant WBC Lightweight title.

On September 8, 2012, Demarco stepped into the ring to make his second world title defense against John Molina, Jr. In round 1 DeMarco landed his straight left hand onto Molina's face and sent Molina back. As DeMarco had Molina hurt and up against the ropes, the referee jumped in and called a stop to the bout, only 44 seconds into the fight.

Light welterweight

DeMarco vs. Vargas On November 22, 2014, Antonio DeMarco attempted to win his third world title in the junior welterweight division. DeMarco faced former olympian and current (Regular) WBA Junior Welterweight Champion Jesse Vargas. This fight took place at The Venetian Macao in Macau, SAR on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri on HBO PPV.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes43LossGiovani SantillanMD10Jun 16, 202042Loss33–8–1Jamal JamesUD10Jul 13, 201941Loss33–7–1Maxim DadashevUD10Oct 20, 201840Win33–6–1Eddie RamirezTKO1 (10), Oct 14, 201739Win32–6–1Luis SolisUD10Feb 11, 201738Loss31–6–1Omar Figueroa Jr.UD12Dec 12, 201537Loss31–5–1Rances BarthelemyUD10Jun 20, 201536Loss31–4–1Jessie VargasUD12Nov 22, 201435Win31–3–1Lanardo TynerUD10Aug 23, 201434Win30–3–1Jesus GurrolaTKO2 (10), Jan 11, 201433Win29–3–1Fidel MuñozTKO5 (10), Aug 10, 201332Loss28–3–1Adrien BronerTKO8 (12), Nov 17, 201231Win28–2–1John Molina Jr.TKO 1 (12), Sep 8, 201230Win27–2–1Miguel RománKO5 (12), Mar 17, 201229Win26–2–1Jorge LinaresTKO11 (12), Oct 15, 201128Win25–2–1Reyes SanchezUD12Feb 26, 201127Win24–2–1Daniel AttahTKO2 (10), Jul 17, 201026Loss23–2–1Edwin ValeroRTD9 (12), Feb 6, 201025Win23–1–1José AlfaroTKO10 (12), Oct 31, 200924Win22–1–1Anges AdjahoKO9 (12)Jul 11, 200923Win21–1–1Almazbek Raiymkulov9 (12), Feb 7, 200922Win20–1–1Jose Reyes10Sep 5, 200821Win19–1–1Juan Castaneda Jr.TKO5 (8), May 2, 200820Win18–1–1Juan Carlos MartinezUD8Mar 1, 200819Win17–1–1Arthur BrambilaTKO2 (8), Nov 30, 200718Win16–1–1Nick CasalUD10Sep 7, 200717Win15–1–1Roberto ValenzuelaTKO1 (8), Jul 28, 200716Win14–1–1Jose Rivera2 (4), Jul 6, 200715Win13–1–1Yahir AguiarTKO3 (6), Jun 1, 200714Win12–1–1Raymundo GonzalezTKO2 (6)Mar 3, 200713Draw11–1–1Curtis Meeks6Oct 6, 200612Win11–1Anthony IvyTKO2 (6), Jul 29, 200611Win10–1Ricardo ValenciaTKO4 (6), Jun 2, 200610Win9–1Hector RiveraUD4May 25, 20069Loss8–1Anthony Vasquez6Feb 4, 20068Win8–0Carlos MotaTKO2 (4), Jan 13, 20067Win7–0Joseph Tyrone DavisTKO3 (4), Nov 18, 20056Win6–0Ricky AlexanderTKO2 (4), Nov 5, 20055Win5–0Abel Hernandez4Oct 21, 20054Win4–0Valente Rojas2 (4), Aug 8, 20053Win3–0Crisanto FernandezTKO2Nov 15, 20042Win2–0Alejandro RiveraTKO1Jul 19, 20041Win1–0Antonio Valencia2 (4)Jun 21, 2004

See also List of WBC world champions List of Mexican boxing world champions

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