Castano vs Vitu

Who won Castano vs Vitu?

Brian Carlos Castano beat Cedric Vitu by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday 10th March 2018 in Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

This contest was for the WBA super welterweight championship of the world.

Castano vs Vitu stats

Back in March 2018, Brian Carlos Castano stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Cedric Vitu made his way to the ring with a record of 46 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Brian Carlos Castano was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Brian Carlos Castano fought out of the orthodox stance, while Cedric Vitu was a southpaw.

Castano was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 year and 9 months later than Vitu, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 185 less professional rounds, 130 to Vitu's 315.

Cedric Vitu was ranked number 12 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Castano vs Vitu form

Castano had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Michel Soro on 1st July 2017 by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Casino d'Evian, Evian les Bains, France.

Previous to that, he had defeated Michel Soro on 1st July 2017 by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Casino d'Evian, Haute-Savoie.

Going into that contest, he had beat Emmanuel De Jesus on 26th December 2016 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Estadio Polideportivo Presidente Perón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Before that, he had won against Marcus Upshaw on 12th July 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, California, USA.

He had beat Aaron Garcia on 18th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Palms Casino Resort, Nevada.

Activity check

Castano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Vitu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Castano vs Vitu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Paris, France, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Castano vs Vitu?

Brian Carlos Castano was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Cedric Vitu made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.