| Francisco Horta | |
| Nickname: | Panchito |
| Weight: | Junior featherweight |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Reach: | 183 cm |
| Birth Date: | 1993 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Boxrec: | 587998 |
| Total: | 25 |
| Wins: | 20 |
| Ko: | 10 |
| Losses: | 4 |
| Draws: | 1 |
Francisco Horta Cú (born 26 September 1993) is a Mexican professional boxer who challenged for the WBO junior featherweight title in 2019.
Horta was born on 26 September 1993 in Campeche City, Campeche as the second of three brothers.[1] He began boxing at the age of nine under the tutelage of his father, trainer Francisco Horta Collí,[2] [3] and made his amateur debut in the 25 kg division in a boxing exhibition at a fair.[1] Horta later represented his state at the national level, winning a bronze medal at the 2008 .[3]
Horta made his professional debut on 18 February 2011, defeating Albert Pachecho by split decision in his hometown of Campeche.[4] He suffered defeats in his second and third fights due to being abruptly moved up to eight-round bouts.[1] He lost a third time to Guillermo Rodríguez in 2014 before going on a 13-fight unbeaten streak, improving his record to 20–3–1.[5]
On 7 December 2019, Horta faced Emanuel Navarrete for his WBO junior featherweight title in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card in Puebla.[6] He was overwhelmed by the champion, and the referee waved off the fight in the fourth round in Navarrete's favor.[7]
Horta moved to Cancún early in his professional career,[3] initially staying in a three-by-three meter room with no bed.[2] He is an avid road cyclist, traversing the Yucatán Peninsula from Cancún to Tenabo over a span of seven days in 2018.[8] [9] Horta moved to Tijuana after the trip.[10] He has also served as a motivational speaker under a government program, talking about his journey at various schools and universities in the state of Campeche.[11]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Loss | 20–4–1 |  Emanuel Navarrete | KO | 4 (12), | 7 Dec 2019 | | ||
| 24 | Win | 20–3–1 | Francisco Alarcón | MD | 8 | 10 Aug 2019 | | ||
| 23 | Win | 19–3–1 | Juan Jiménez | UD | 8 | 20 Oct 2018 | | ||
| 22 | Win | 18–3–1 | David Reyes | UD | 8 | 29 Jun 2018 | | ||
| 21 | Win | 17–3–1 | Florentino Pérez | UD | 8 | 17 Mar 2018 | | ||
| 20 | Win | 16–3–1 | Édgar Lozano | TKO | 8 (8), | 7 Oct 2017 | | ||
| 19 | Win | 15–3–1 | Rodrigo Hernández | KO | 4 (8), | 29 Jul 2017 | | ||
| 18 | Win | 14–3–1 | Geovanni Zamora | KO | 6 (8), | 13 May 2017 | | ||
| 17 | Win | 13–3–1 | Francisco Hernández | KO | 6 (8), | 4 Feb 2017 | | ||
| 16 | Win | 12–3–1 | Limberg Blas | KO | 1 (6), | 17 Dec 2016 | | ||
| 15 | Win | 11–3–1 | Jesús Cupul | TKO | 4 (6), | 18 Jun 2016 | | ||
| 14 | Draw | 10–3–1 | Marco Antonio Chablé | 8 | 4 Jun 2016 | | |||
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | Denovan Salazar | MD | 10 | 30 May 2015 | | ||
| 12 | Win | 9–3 | Ricardo López | TKO | 6 (6), | 18 Oct 2014 | | ||
| 11 | Loss | 8–3 | Guillermo Rodríguez | UD | 8 | 2 Aug 2014 | | ||
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Gerardo Marín | UD | 6 | 21 Jun 2014 | | ||
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Albert Pacheco | UD | 8 | 23 May 2014 | | ||
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | José Escobar | KO | 2 (6), | 28 Mar 2014 | | ||
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Alfonso Torres | 6 | 21 Feb 2014 | | |||
| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Víctor González | 1 (6), | 6 Dec 2013 | | |||
| 5 | Win | 3–2 | Guillermo Benítez | 3 (6), | 8 Nov 2013 | | |||
| 4 | Loss | 2–2 | José Cen Torres | UD | 8 | 3 Aug 2012 | | ||
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | José Rubio | UD | 8 | 31 Mar 2012 | | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ricardo Ceja | 6 | 2 Mar 2012 | | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Albert Pacheco | 4 | 18 Feb 2011 | |