Castano vs Omotoso

Who won Castano vs Omotoso?

Brian Carlos Castano beat Wale Omotoso by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 2nd November 2019 at MGM National Harbor in Maryland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Fortuna vs Cuellar for the WBC World Lightweight championship.

Castano vs Omotoso stats

Back in November 2019, Brian Carlos Castano stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Wale Omotoso made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Omotoso had a slight advantage in power over Castano, with a 79% knock out percentage over Castano's 73%.

Brian Carlos Castano was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Omotoso had a height advantage of 3 inches over Castano. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Brian Carlos Castano & Wale Omotoso fought out of an orthodox stance.

Castano was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 year later than Omotoso, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 47 less professional rounds, 130 to Omotoso's 177.

Brian Carlos Castano went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC and 8 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Wale Omotoso was ranked number 7 by the WBA and 14 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Castano vs Omotoso form

Castano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Erislandy Lara on 2nd March 2019 by split draw in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Cedric Vitu on 10th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had beat 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.

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

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.

Activity check

Castano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Castano vs Omotoso start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Castano vs Omotoso?

Castano vs Omotoso was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Castano vs Omotoso?

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