Kurbanov vs Soro

Who won Kurbanov vs Soro?

Magomed Kurbanov beat Michel Soro by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 6th, 2023, at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Magomed Kurbanov.

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).

The undercard featured the clash of Hamazaryan vs Fonseca.

Kurbanov vs Soro stats

Back in May 2023, Magomed Kurbanov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michel Soro made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Soro had an advantage in power over Kurbanov, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Kurbanov's 54%.

Magomed Kurbanov was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Both Magomed Kurbanov and Michel Soro fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kurbanov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 8 months later than Soro, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 57 fewer professional rounds, totaling 188 compared to Soro's 245.

Magomed Kurbanov went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA at super welterweight.

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

Kurbanov vs Soro form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Johan Gonzalez on December 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Patrick Teixeira on July 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg.

Going into that contest, he had won against Liam Smith on May 7, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg.

Before that, he had beaten Dmitry Mikhaylenko on November 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

He had defeated Ilya Ochkin on August 22, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

Michel Soro had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Israil Madrimov on July 9, 2022, by technical draw in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Israil Madrimov on December 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight eliminator fight at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cedric Vitu on November 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Accor Hotel Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Greg Vendetti on December 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Hauts-de-Seine.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Magomed Kurbanov had been fighting more than Michel Soro.

Going into this contest, Magomed Kurbanov had last fought 4 months and 25 days ago, while Michel Soro's last outing had been 9 months and 27 days ago.

Kurbanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Soro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Kurbanov vs Soro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kurbanov vs Soro?

Magomed Kurbanov was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Michel Soro made his way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.