Soro vs Prestot

Who won Soro vs Prestot?

Michel Soro beat Anderson Prestot by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 20th July 2019 at Palais des Sports in Bouches-du-Rhône.

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.

Soro vs Prestot stats

Back in July 2019, Michel Soro stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anderson Prestot made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Soro had advantage in power over Prestot, with a 67% knock out percentage over Prestot's 52%.

Michel Soro was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Prestot had a height advantage of 2 inches over Soro.

Both Michel Soro & Anderson Prestot fought out of an orthodox stance.

Soro was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Prestot, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 107 more professional rounds, 243 to Prestot's 136.

Soro vs Prestot form

Michel Soro had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Greg Vendetti on 8th December 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Previous to that, he had defeated John Vera on 24th March 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Going into that contest, he had beat Ivan Montero on 2nd December 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at La Palestre, Alpes-Maritimes.

Before that, he had been beaten by Brian Carlos Castano on 1st July 2017 by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Casino d'Evian, Evian les Bains.

He had lost to Brian Carlos Castano on 1st July 2017 by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Casino d'Evian, Haute-Savoie.

Activity check

Soro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Soro vs Prestot start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône, 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.

Who broadcast Soro vs Prestot?

Soro vs Prestot was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Soro vs Prestot?

Michel Soro was a 9/100 (-1100) favourite going into the contest, while Anderson Prestot made his way into the ring at 613/100 (+610) with oddsmakers.