Who won Soto vs Buitrago?
Elwin Soto beat Carlos Buitrago by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 30th October 2020 at Fantasy Springs Casino in 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 the way of knock out.
Carlos Buitrago made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Soto had advantage in power over Buitrago, with a 71% knock out percentage over Buitrago's 56%.
Elwin Soto was the younger man by 5 years, at 24 years old.
Both Elwin Soto & Carlos Buitrago fought out of an orthodox stance.
Soto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 year and 3 months later than Buitrago, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 135 less professional rounds, 146 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 beat Javier Alejandro Rendon on 15th February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Auditorio del Estado, Baja California, Mexico.
Previous to that, he had beat Edward Heno on 24th October 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 21st June 2019 by knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
Before that, he had beat Joel Castro Cano on 4th May 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 16th February 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.
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