Hugo Rafael Soto is a former professional boxer

Boxing

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Fighting in the flyweight

Flyweight

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 and super flyweight

Super flyweight

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 divisions, Soto had his first professional fight in 1988. He built up a record of 39-1-2 to earn a fight with WBC

World Boxing Council

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 flyweight champion Yuri Arbachakov

Yuri Arbachakov

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, but lost by an eighth round knockout

Knockout

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. Two years later, he lost a unanimous decision

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 to reigning WBO super flyweight champion Johnny Tapia

Johnny Tapia

John Lee "Johnny" Tapia is a Mexican-American five-time world boxing champion.-Childhood:Johnny Tapia's life began with tragedy. His father had reportedly been murdered while his mother was pregnant with him. At the age of 8, his mother Virginia was kidnapped, raped, hung, repeatedly stabbed, and...

. He captured the WBA

World Boxing Association

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 super flyweight title in May 1998, defeating Jose Bonilla

Jose Bonilla (boxer)

Jose Bonilla , born in El Tigre, Anzoátegui) was a Venezuelan professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Association flyweight champion.- Professional career :...

 by a split decision. Soto lost the title in his first defence against Leo Gamez

Leo Gamez

Silvio Rafael Gamez , better known as Leo Gamez, is a former boxer from Venezuela. A former world Flyweight champion, Gamez became the first Flyweight boxer in history to win world titles in four different divisions....

, who knocked him out in the third round. He had his final fight in 2004, losing a decision to future world champion Jorge Linares

Jorge Linares

Jorge Linares is a professional boxer from Venezuela. He is a former WBC featherweight champion and former WBA super featherweight champion. Linares is currently living in Tokyo, Japan. Jorge's older brother is boxer Nelson Linares.- Amateur career :Linares compiled an Amateur record of 89-5...

, and retired with a final record of 55-10-2.

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