Francisco Horta Cú (born 26 September 1993) is a Mexican professional boxer who challenged for the WBO junior featherweight title in 2019.
Early life Horta was born on 26 September 1993 in Campeche City, Campeche as the second of three brothers. He began boxing at the age of nine under the tutelage of his father, trainer Francisco Horta Collí, and made his amateur debut in the 25 kg division in a boxing exhibition at a fair. Horta later represented his state at the national level, winning a bronze medal at the 2008 .
Professional career Horta made his professional debut on 18 February 2011, defeating Albert Pachecho by split decision in his hometown of Campeche. He suffered defeats in his second and third fights due to being abruptly moved up to eight-round bouts. He lost a third time to Guillermo Rodríguez in 2014 before going on a 13-fight unbeaten streak, improving his record to 20–3–1.
On 7 December 2019, Horta faced Emanuel Navarrete for his WBO junior featherweight title in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card in Puebla. He was overwhelmed by the champion, and the referee waved off the fight in the fourth round in Navarrete's favor.
Personal life Horta moved to Cancún early in his professional career, initially staying in a three-by-three meter room with no bed. He is an avid road cyclist, traversing the Yucatán Peninsula from Cancún to Tenabo over a span of seven days in 2018. Horta moved to Tijuana after the trip. He has also served as a motivational speaker under a government program, talking about his journey at various schools and universities in the state of Campeche.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25Loss20–4–1 Emanuel NavarreteKO4 (12), 7 Dec 2019 24Win20–3–1 Francisco AlarcónMD810 Aug 2019 23Win19–3–1 Juan JiménezUD820 Oct 2018 22Win18–3–1 David ReyesUD829 Jun 2018 21Win17–3–1 Florentino PérezUD817 Mar 2018 20Win16–3–1 Édgar LozanoTKO8 (8), 7 Oct 2017 19Win15–3–1 Rodrigo HernándezKO4 (8), 29 Jul 2017 18Win14–3–1 Geovanni ZamoraKO6 (8), 13 May 2017 17Win13–3–1 Francisco HernándezKO6 (8), 4 Feb 2017 16Win12–3–1 Limberg BlasKO1 (6), 17 Dec 2016 15Win11–3–1 Jesús CupulTKO4 (6), 18 Jun 2016 14Draw10–3–1 Marco Antonio Chablé84 Jun 2016 13Win10–3 Denovan SalazarMD1030 May 2015 12Win9–3 Ricardo LópezTKO6 (6), 18 Oct 2014 11Loss8–3 Guillermo RodríguezUD82 Aug 2014 10Win8–2 Gerardo MarínUD621 Jun 2014 9Win7–2 Albert PachecoUD823 May 2014 8Win6–2 José EscobarKO2 (6), 28 Mar 2014 7Win5–2 Alfonso Torres621 Feb 2014 6Win4–2 Víctor González1 (6), 6 Dec 2013 5Win3–2 Guillermo Benítez3 (6), 8 Nov 2013 4Loss2–2 José Cen TorresUD83 Aug 2012 3Loss2–1 José RubioUD831 Mar 2012 2Win2–0 Ricardo Ceja62 Mar 2012 1Win1–0 Albert Pacheco418 Feb 2011
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