Elwin Soto Castro was born on December 23,1996 and is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBO junior flyweight title from 2019 to 2021.
12 Facts About Elwin Soto
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Elwin Soto staggered Acosta with a left hook in the last round, and piled on volume, before referee Thomas Taylor abruptly stopped the fight at 23 seconds.
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Elwin Soto was scheduled to make his first title defense against Edward Heno on October 24,2019.
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Elwin Soto won the closely contested fight, during which he was knocked down in the third round, by unanimous decision.
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Elwin Soto moved up to flyweight for his next fight, being scheduled to fight Javier Alejandro Rendon in a non-title bout.
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Elwin Soto made quick work of his opponent, knocking him out with a body shot near the end of the first round.
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Elwin Soto won the fight by a competitive unanimous decision, keeping his opponent at bay with his jab and power.
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Elwin Soto was ordered to face the WBO junior flyweight mandatory title challenger Jonathan 'Bomba' Gonzalez on July 9,2021.
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Elwin Soto was unable to successfully pressure and land on the outfighting Gonzalez, who appeared out of danger for the majority of the bout.
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Elwin Soto was scheduled to face Hekkie Budler in the main event of a TV Azteca broadcast card on June 25,2022, at the Palenque del FEX in Mexicali, Mexico in a WBC light flyweight title eliminator.
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Elwin Soto was knocked down in the twelfth round, which proved crucial on the official scorecards.
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Elwin Soto was scheduled to face Moises Caro for WBO Latino light flyweight title in Mexicali, Mexico on November 23,2024.