Antonio DeMarco
Antonio de Marco Soto (born January 7, 1986), best known as Antonio "Tony" DeMarco, is a Mexican professional boxer. He held the WBC lightweight title from 2011 to 2012, and has challenged once for the WBA (Regular) super lightweight title in 2014. DeMarco is a cousin of former world champion Humberto Soto.[1]
| Antonio DeMarco | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Antonio de Marco Soto |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born | January 7, 1986 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 43 |
| Wins | 33 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career
Lightweight
DeMarco claimed an interim belt after he dominated José Alfaro 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 up to face the monster-punching full WBC titlist, Edwin Valero.[2]
DeMarco's first chance at being world champion was unsuccessful after he was stopped by the late Edwin Valero of Venezuela 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.[3][4]
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 champion
On October 15, 2011, DeMarco stopped former two division champion Jorge Linares in the 11th round to claim the vacant WBC Lightweight title.
On September 8, 2012, Demarco stepped into the ring to make his second world title defense against John Molina, Jr. In round 1 DeMarco landed his straight left hand onto Molina's face and sent Molina back. As DeMarco had Molina hurt and up against the ropes, the referee jumped in and called a stop to the bout, only 44 seconds into the fight.
Light welterweight
DeMarco vs. Vargas
On November 22, 2014, Antonio DeMarco attempted to win his third world title in the junior welterweight division. DeMarco faced former olympian and current (Regular) WBA Junior Welterweight Champion Jesse Vargas. This fight took place at The Venetian Macao in Macau, SAR on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri on HBO PPV.
Professional boxing record
| 43 fights | 33 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 24 | 2 |
| By decision | 8 | 7 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Loss | 33–9–1 |  |
MD | 10 | Jun 16, 2020 | |
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| 42 | Loss | 33–8–1 | |
UD | 10 | Jul 13, 2019 | |
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| 41 | Loss | 33–7–1 |  |
UD | 10 | Oct 20, 2018 | |
For NABF super lightweight title |
| 40 | Win | 33–6–1 | |
TKO | 1 (10), 1:56 | Oct 14, 2017 | |
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| 39 | Win | 32–6–1 |  |
UD | 10 | Feb 11, 2017 | |
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| 38 | Loss | 31–6–1 | |
UD | 12 | Dec 12, 2015 | |
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| 37 | Loss | 31–5–1 |  |
UD | 10 | Jun 20, 2015 | |
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| 36 | Loss | 31–4–1 | |
UD | 12 | Nov 22, 2014 |  |
For WBA (Regular) super lightweight title |
| 35 | Win | 31–3–1 | |
UD | 10 | Aug 23, 2014 | |
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| 34 | Win | 30–3–1 | |
TKO | 2 (10), 2:58 | Jan 11, 2014 | |
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| 33 | Win | 29–3–1 |  |
TKO | 5 (10), 1:21 | Aug 10, 2013 | |
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| 32 | Loss | 28–3–1 | |
TKO | 8 (12), 1:49 | Nov 17, 2012 | |
Lost WBC lightweight title |
| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | |
TKO | 1 (12), 0:44 | Sep 8, 2012 | |
Retained WBC lightweight title |
| 30 | Win | 27–2–1 | |
KO | 5 (12), 2:59 | Mar 17, 2012 | |
Retained WBC lightweight title |
| 29 | Win | 26–2–1 |  |
TKO | 11 (12), 2:32 | Oct 15, 2011 | |
Won vacant WBC lightweight title |
| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 | |
UD | 12 | Feb 26, 2011 | |
Won WBC Silver lightweight title |
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 |  |
TKO | 2 (10), 2:30 | Jul 17, 2010 | |
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| 26 | Loss | 23–2–1 | |
RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | Feb 6, 2010 | |
For WBC lightweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 |  |
TKO | 10 (12), 2:07 | Oct 31, 2009 | |
Won vacant WBC interim lightweight title |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 |  |
KO | 9 (12) | Jul 11, 2009 | |
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| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 |  |
RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | Feb 7, 2009 | |
Won vacant WBO–NABO lightweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 |  |
SD | 10 | Sep 5, 2008 | |
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| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | |
TKO | 5 (8), 0:42 | May 2, 2008 | |
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| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | |
UD | 8 | Mar 1, 2008 | |
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| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | |
TKO | 2 (8), 2:24 | Nov 30, 2007 | |
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| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | |
UD | 10 | Sep 7, 2007 | |
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| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | |
TKO | 1 (8), 1:12 | Jul 28, 2007 | |
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| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | |
DQ | 2 (4), 1:06 | Jul 6, 2007 | |
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| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | |
TKO | 3 (6), 1:01 | Jun 1, 2007 | |
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| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | |
TKO | 2 (6) | Mar 3, 2007 | |
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| 13 | Draw | 11–1–1 | |
MD | 6 | Oct 6, 2006 | |
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| 12 | Win | 11–1 | |
TKO | 2 (6), 1:43 | Jul 29, 2006 | |
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| 11 | Win | 10–1 | |
TKO | 4 (6), 2:03 | Jun 2, 2006 | |
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| 10 | Win | 9–1 | |
UD | 4 | May 25, 2006 | |
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| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | |
MD | 6 | Feb 4, 2006 | |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | |
TKO | 2 (4), 1:10 | Jan 13, 2006 | |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | |
TKO | 3 (4), 2:54 | Nov 18, 2005 | |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | |
TKO | 2 (4), 1:07 | Nov 5, 2005 | |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | |
UD | 4 | Oct 21, 2005 | |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | |
KO | 2 (4), 2:19 | Aug 8, 2005 | |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | |
TKO | 2 | Nov 15, 2004 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | |
TKO | 1 | Jul 19, 2004 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | |
TKO | 2 (4) | Jun 21, 2004 | |
References
- Wainwright, Anson (2011). "Antonio DeMarco: "Anyone who is willing to fight me, I will accept."". Max Boxing. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- Christ, Scott. (2011-08-31) Antonio DeMarco dominates José Alfaro, stops him in 10. Bad Left Hook. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.
- http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/122905-valero-stops-demarco-looks-to-bigger-and-better-challenges-
- Rafael, Dan. (2010-02-07) BValero stops DeMarco in ninth round. ESPN. Retrieved on 2011-08-05.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Jorge Teron |
WBO–NABO lightweight champion February 7, 2009 – July 2009 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Martin Honorio | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Reyes Sanches |
WBC Silver lightweight champion February 26, 2011 – October 15, 2011 Won world title |
Vacant Title next held by Alejandro Sanabria | ||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Joel Casamayor |
WBC lightweight champion Interim title October 31, 2009 – February 6, 2010 Lost bid for full title |
Vacant Title next held by Omar Figueroa | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Humberto Soto |
WBC lightweight champion October 15, 2011 – November 17, 2012 |
Succeeded by Adrien Broner | ||