Who won Soro vs Vitu?
Michel Soro beat Cedric Vitu by technical knockout in the 5th round on Friday, November 15th, 2019 at Accor Hotel Arena 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 fight appeared on the undercard of Arsen Goulamirian's and Kane Watts' clash for the WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship.
Soro vs Vitu stats
Back in November 2019, Michel Soro stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Cedric Vitu made his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Soro had a large advantage in power over Vitu, boasting at 68% knockout percentage over Vitu's 40%.
Michel Soro was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.
Michel Soro fought out of the orthodox stance, while Cedric Vitu was a southpaw.
Soro was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 9 months later than Vitu, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 72 fewer professional rounds, totaling 243 compared to Vitu's 315.
Cedric Vitu was ranked number 15 by the WBA and 7 by the WBC in the 154lb division.
Soro vs Vitu form
Michel Soro had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Anderson Prestot on July 20, 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
Prior to that, he had defeated Greg Vendetti on December 8, 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Hauts-de-Seine.
Going into that contest, he had beaten John Vera on March 24, 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Before that, he had won against Ivan Montero on December 2, 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at La Palestre, Alpes-Maritimes.
He had been beaten by Brian Carlos Castano on July 1, 2017 by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Casino d'Evian, Evian les Bains.
Activity check
Soro's last 5 fights come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.
Vitu's last 3 fights come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.3 rounds on average.
What time did Soro vs Vitu start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Accor Hotel Arena, Paris, France, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.
What were the odds on Soro vs Vitu?
Michel Soro was a 9/100 (-1100) favourite going into the contest, while Cedric Vitu made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.
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