Castano vs Vitu

Who won Castano vs Vitu?

Brian Carlos Castano beat Cedric Vitu by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, March 10th, 2018, 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 losses, and 0 draws.

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

Brian Carlos Castano was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 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 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 9 months later than Vitu, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 185 fewer professional rounds, totaling 130 compared 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 July 1, 2017, by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Casino d'Evian, Evian les Bains, France.

Prior to that, he had defeated Michel Soro on July 1, 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 beaten Emmanuel De Jesus on December 26, 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 July 12, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, California, USA.

He had beaten Aaron Garcia on December 18, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Cedric Vitu made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.