Antonio de Marco Soto is a Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 professional boxer and the current WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Lightweight

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 Champion. Antonio is a cousin of three division world champion Humberto Soto

Humberto Soto

Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is a former WBC Interim Featherweight, WBC Super Featherweight, and WBC Lightweight champion.-Pro career:...

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Lightweight

DeMarco claimed an interim belt after he dominated Jose Alfaro

José Alfaro

José Alfaro is a Nicaraguan boxer with a record of 20-3-0-1 who captured the vacant WBA lightweight title against Thai Prawet Singwancha in a split decision on December 29, 2007 in Bielefeld, Germany. He later lost that title on May 19, 2008 to Yusuke Kobori who knocked him out in only 3 rounds...

 for 10 rounds before a stoppage was called. Demarco won every round before dropping Alfaro three times in the 10th round. Demarco's unbeaten streak is 15-0-1 with 10 knockouts, including 12 consecutive wins, since losing a six-round, majority decision to Anthony Vasquez in February 2006. He lined himself to face the monster punching full WBC titlist, Edwin Valero

Edwin Valero

Edwin Valero was a Venezuelan professional boxer. He was born in Bolero Alto, and raised in El Vigía ....

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DeMarco first chance of being world champion was unsuccessful after he was stopped by the late Edwin Valero

Edwin Valero

Edwin Valero was a Venezuelan professional boxer. He was born in Bolero Alto, and raised in El Vigía ....

 of Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

 to retain his WBC Lightweight belt. After absorbing 9 rounds of punishment, DeMarco's trainer advised the referee to stop the fight. DeMarco later stated, “I'm a Mexican fighter, I never wanted to quit but my trainer saw that Edwin was just a better fighter.” When the fight ended, Valero was eight points up on the scorecards of all three judges.

DeMarco rebounded with a second round tko victory over Daniel Attah. In his following fight, he defeated Reyes Sanchez by unanimous decision to win the WBC Silver Lightweight title.

WBC Lightweight title

On October 15, 2011, DeMarco stopped former two division 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...

 in the 11th round to claim the vacant WBC Lightweight title.

Professional boxing record

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|26-2-1 ||align=left|  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...

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Edwin Valero

Edwin Valero was a Venezuelan professional boxer. He was born in Bolero Alto, and raised in El Vigía ....

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|23-1-1 ||align=left| Jose Alfaro

José Alfaro

José Alfaro is a Nicaraguan boxer with a record of 20-3-0-1 who captured the vacant WBA lightweight title against Thai Prawet Singwancha in a split decision on December 29, 2007 in Bielefeld, Germany. He later lost that title on May 19, 2008 to Yusuke Kobori who knocked him out in only 3 rounds...

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|22-1-1 ||align=left| Anges Adjaho
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|21-1-1 ||align=left| Almazbek Raiymkulov
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|19-1-1 ||align=left| Juan Castaneda Jr
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|15-1-1 ||align=left| Roberto Valenzuela
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|14-1-1 ||align=left| Jose Rivera
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|13-1-1 ||align=left| Yahir Aguiar
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|8-1 ||align=left| Anthony Vasquez
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|8-0 ||align=left| Carlos Mota
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|7-0 ||align=left| Joseph Tyrone Davis
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|6-0 ||align=left| Ricky Alexander
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|3-0 ||align=left| Crisanto Fernandez
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|2-0 ||align=left| Alejandro Rivera
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