Horacio García Cervantes Soto (born 27 June 1990) is a former Mexican professional boxer and WBC Continental Americas super bantamweight champion.

Professional career Garcia won his opening 29 professional contests before losing a unanimous decision in May 2015 against former world title-holder Hozumi Hasegawa.

On November 12, 2010, García beat veteran fighter Lisandro de Los Santos to win the WBC Youth World super bantamweight championship.

Since Garcia's first defeat in 2015, he suffered six subsequent losses and faced one draw; the first in 2016 to featherweight prospect Joseph Diaz. The second, controversially, in 2017 to Diuhl Olguin. However, two months on from his loss to Olguin, Garcia won a rematch by TKO at the MGM Grand, Marquee Ballroom, Las Vegas. He faced former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton in 2017, losing via unanimous decision.

A comeback fight in 2018 saw Garcia beat Orlando Guerrero in Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara. He faced defeat again however to Isaac Zarate in a controversial split decision later that year before rematching Zarate in 2022, winning via majority decision. Later in 2022, Garcia lost for a final time to Ruben Villa when an accidental head-butt closed the fight in round nine.

He has since been inactive from the sport earning 35 wins.

2017 In November 2017, García faced former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton. Garcia was considered by many as an easy stepping stone for Frampton who fought García in a billed 'comeback' bout after suffering his first defeat in January 2017 to Léo Santa Cruz. However, Garcia took Frampton to the 10th round in a close contest. Garcia ultimately lost on points in a unanimous decision. Frampton said of the fight "It was my fault, I picked García - nobody else" in response to García's head-turning performance.

2018 In June 2018, García beat journeyman Orlando Guerrero by corner-stoppage. In September of the same year, he faced American prospect Isaac Zarate, losing via split decision at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas; a fight promoted by Oscar De La Hoya.

2022 In February 2022, García faced Isaac Zarate for a second time in an anticipated redemption rematch at the DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California. He won via majority decision, retiring Zarate from professional boxing. In April of the same year, García fought highly rated featherweight Ruben Villa, losing via stoppage when an accidental headbutt cut his left eye in round one. The stoppage was ruled a KO under California rules.

Frampton vs. García At the official press conference of the promotional announcement, it was announced that Carl Frampton would fight an unnamed opponent on 18 November 2017 in Belfast at the SSE Arena. According to promoter Frank Warren, this would pave the way for a world title fight at Windsor Park in May/June 2018. On 4 October, it was confirmed that Frampton would fight Mexican boxer Horacio García in a 10-round bout. Speaking about the fight, Frampton said, “I asked for a ten-round fight. I would have been happy to be doing twelve rounds but speaking to my team after the bad year I’ve had and the long layoff they thought it was only fair to come back with a ten rounder before we target the big names.” This would mark Frampton's first fight in Belfast since February 2015, when he made his first defence of the IBF super-bantamweight title.

The three judges' scored the fight 98–93, 97-93 and 98–93. Frampton started off strong however ring rust became an issue. From round 4, García repeatedly trapped Frampton against the ropes and worked him over with body shots. In round 7, García dropped Frampton with a left hook. Referee Victor Loughlin, who was stood behind Frampton when the punch landed, started to count. From Loughlin's point of view, it was a punch that dropped Frampton. Replays showed that it could have been ruled a legitimate slip. Frampton admitted he let himself get into a battle. He said, "I thought it was a good fight and everyone would have enjoyed that more than me. I was boxing lovely at the start then I let him drag me into a fight. I wanted it to be a hard fight, that has got the rust off, the cobwebs have gone and I want one of the big boys. I will let the team decide who I fight next."

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes42Loss35–6–1Ruben VillaKO9 (10), 15 Apr 202241Win35–5–1Isaac ZarateMD818 Feb 202240Loss34–5–1Isaac ZarateSD813 Sep 201839Win34–4–1Orlando GuerreroRTD5 (10), 23 Jun 201838Loss33–4–1Carl FramptonUD1018 Nov 201737Win33–3–1Diuhl OlguinTKO4 (8), 15 Sep 201736Loss32–3–1Diuhl OlguinUD815 July 201735Win32–2–1Fernando Vargas ParraMD85 May 201734Win31–2–1Josue VerazaTKO5 (10), 4 Mar 201733Loss30–2–1Joseph DiazUD1017 Dec 201632Draw30–1–1Erik RuizSD106 May 201631Win30–1Raúl HidalgoTKO2 (8), 20 Nov 201530Loss29–1Hozumi HasegawaUD109 May 201529Win29–0José Cen TorresKO1 (10), 21 Feb 201528Win28–0José SilveriaTKO5 (10)29 Nov 201427Win27–0Jonathan PérezTKO5 (12), 16 Aug 201426Win26–0Javier MoralesRTD2 (8), 10 May 201425Win25–0Fernando LumacadTKO1 (10)18 Jan 201424Win24–0Cesár SaucedoTKO2 (8), 4 Jan 201423Win23–0Cesár RojasUD103 Aug 201322Win22–0Orlando GuerreroTKO4 (10), 25 May 201321Win21–0Jairo Ochoa MartínezUD624 Nov 201220Win20–0Noe Martínez RaygozaKO9 (10), 5 Oct 201219Win19–0Adolfo LanderosUD1014 Jul 201218Win18–0José de JesúsUD814 Apr 201217Win17–0Edgar MartínezTKO5 (10), 19 Nov 201116Win16–0Germán MerazPTS1024 Sep 201115Win15–0Ramón CamargoUD1018 Jun 201114Win14–0Ricardo CarmonaTKO2 (10), 13 May 201113Win13–0Lisandro de los SantosKO4 (10), 5 Feb 201112Win12–0Jesús RomeroRTD6 (8), 10 Dec 201011Win11–0Hugo LorenzoRTD9 (12), 3 Sep 201010Win10–0Emanuel AlbaTKO1 (8), 13 Aug 20109Win9–0Víctor ValenciaKO4 (6), 10 Jul 20108Win8–0Luis Ángel HernándezKO2 (8)29 May 20107Win7–0Víctor OrozcoTKO4 (6), 12 Mar 20106Win6–0Roberto MoralesTKO1 (6), 3 Oct 20095Win5–0Saturnino MoraUD68 Aug 20094Win4–0Silvestre MárquezTKO2 (6)5 Jun 20093Win3–0Víctor OrozcoTKO2 (4)5 Jun 20092Win2–0Víctor OrozcoSD421 Feb 20091Win1–0Juan GómezTKO3 (4)17 Oct 2008

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