Naseem Hamed vs. César Soto was a professional boxing match contested on October 22, 1999, for the WBC, WBO and Lineal featherweight championships.

[2] One day prior to the fight, controversy erupted at the official weigh-in, as Soto weighed 13 ounces over the 126 pound featherweight limit on a digital scale provided by Hamed and his brothers.

Soto protested this and insisted he be allowed to use his own old-fashioned mechanical scale that he had been using during his training camp to monitor his weight, at which he was able to make the 126 pound requirement.

Soto also criticized Hamed, calling him a "paper champion" and comparing him unfavorably to professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.

[4] In his post-fight interview, Hamed talked of possibly meeting in his next fight the then-reigning WBC super bantamweight champion Érik Morales, who had successfully defended his title against Wayne McCullough on the undercard, however Arum, who also promoted Morales, stated "I would never, ever let a fighter I was involved with get in with Hamed" and the fight never came to fruition.