Soro vs Vitu

Who won Soro vs Vitu?

Michel Soro beat Cedric Vitu by technical knockout in the 5th round on Friday, November 15th, 2019, at Accor Hotel Arena, 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 fight appeared on the undercard of Arsen Goulamirian's and Kane Watts' clash for the WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship.

Soro vs Vitu stats

Back in November 2019, Michel Soro stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Cedric Vitu made his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Soro had a large advantage in power over Vitu, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Vitu's 40%.

Michel Soro was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Michel Soro fought out of the orthodox stance, while Cedric Vitu was a southpaw.

Soro was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 9 months later than Vitu, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 70 fewer professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Vitu's 315.

Cedric Vitu was ranked number 15 by the WBA, and 7 by the WBC in the 154lb division.

Soro vs Vitu form

Michel Soro had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, France.

Prior to that, he had defeated Greg Vendetti on December 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Hauts-de-Seine.

Going into that contest, he had beaten John Vera on March 24, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Before that, he had won against Ivan Montero on December 2, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at La Palestre, Alpes-Maritimes.

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

Activity check

Soro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Vitu's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.3 rounds on average.

What time did Soro vs Vitu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Accor Hotel Arena, Paris, France, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Soro vs Vitu?

Michel Soro was a 9/100 (-1100) favorite going into the contest, while Cedric Vitu made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.