Castano vs Soro

Who won Castano vs Soro?

Brian Carlos Castano beat Michel Soro by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 1st July 2017 at Casino d'Evian in Evian les Bains.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Brian Carlos Castano.

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 vacant WBA super welterweight championship of the world.

Castano vs Soro stats

Back in July 2017, Brian Carlos Castano stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Michel Soro made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 20 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Castano had a slight advantage in power over Soro, with a 77% knock out percentage over Soro's 67%.

Brian Carlos Castano was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Soro had a height advantage of 3 inches over Castano. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Brian Carlos Castano & Michel Soro fought out of an orthodox stance.

Castano was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 year and 11 months later than Soro, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 113 less professional rounds, 130 to Soro's 243.

Brian Carlos Castano went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at super welterweight.

Michel Soro was ranked number 2 by the WBA and 6 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

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Castano's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Castano vs Soro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Casino d'Evian, Evian les Bains, France, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Castano vs Soro?

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