César Soto Esquivel (born September 17, 1971) is a Mexican retired professional

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and is a former WBC

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champion.

Professional career

Soto got his first world title shot in September 1991 against

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title holder

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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

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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

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via a unanimous decision at the

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, 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soto, Cesar Boxers from Durango World Boxing Council champions World featherweight boxing champions World boxing champions Featherweight boxers 1971 births Living people Mexican male boxers

Professional career

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