Soto vs Buitrago

Who won Soto vs Buitrago?

Elwin Soto beat Carlos Buitrago by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, October 30th, 2020, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 119-109, 115-113 in favor of winner Elwin Soto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This contest was for the WBO jr flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jaime Munguia beating Tureano Johnson. Also on the undercard Rashidi Ellis beat Alexis Rocha.

Soto vs Buitrago stats

Back in October 2020, Elwin Soto stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Buitrago made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Soto had an advantage in power over Buitrago, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Buitrago's 56%.

Elwin Soto was the younger man by 5 years, at 23 years old.

Both Elwin Soto and Carlos Buitrago fought out of an orthodox stance.

Soto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 3 months later than Buitrago, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 125 fewer professional rounds, totaling 156 compared to Buitrago's 281.

Soto vs Buitrago form

Soto had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Javier Alejandro Rendon on February 15, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Auditorio del Estado, Baja California, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had beaten Edward Heno on October 24, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Angel Acosta on June 21, 2019, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, he had beaten Joel Castro Cano on May 4, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Salon de Eventos del Hotel Posada del Sol, Baja California, Mexico.

He had defeated Edgar Ornelas on February 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Salon de Eventos del Hotel Posada del Sol, Baja California.

Activity check

Soto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Buitrago's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Soto vs Buitrago start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Soto vs Buitrago?

Soto vs Buitrago was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Soto vs Buitrago?

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