Badillo vs Soto

Who won Badillo vs Soto?

Erick Badillo beat Elwin Soto by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 29th, 2025, at Save Mart Arena, Fresno.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 98-92, 99-91 in favor of winner Erick Badillo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Justin Pauldo beating Nike Theran. Also on the undercard Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov beat Cristian Cruz Chacon.

Badillo vs Soto stats

Erick Badillo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Elwin Soto made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Erick Badillo was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Badillo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Soto.

Both Erick Badillo and Elwin Soto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Badillo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 11 months later than Soto, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 49 fewer professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Soto's 166.

Erick Badillo went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at jr flyweight.

Elwin Soto was ranked number 13 by the WBC, and 14 by the WBO in the 108lb division.

Badillo vs Soto form

Soto had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Moises Caro on November 23, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Hekkie Budler on June 25, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palenque Fex, Baja California.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jonathan Gonzalez on October 16, 2021, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.

Before that, he had won against Katsunari Takayama on May 8, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

He had beaten Carlos Buitrago on October 30, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

Soto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Badillo vs Soto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Save Mart Arena, Fresno, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Badillo vs Soto?

Badillo vs Soto was broadcast on ProBox TV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Badillo vs Soto?

Erick Badillo was a 8/15 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Elwin Soto made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.