Who won Soto vs Caro?
Elwin Soto beat Moises Caro by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, at Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali.
The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-94, 95-95 in favor of winner Elwin Soto.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).
The undercard featured the clash of Robles vs Acevedo.
Soto vs Caro stats
Elwin Soto stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Moises Caro made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Soto had an advantage in power over Caro, with a 62% knockout percentage compared to Caro's 45%.
Elwin Soto was the older man by 2 years, at 28 years old.
Soto had a height advantage of 1 inch over Caro. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Elwin Soto and Moises Caro fought out of an orthodox stance.
Soto was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Caro, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 156 compared to Caro's 94.
Elwin Soto went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO at jr flyweight.
Soto vs Caro form
Soto had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Hekkie Budler on June 25, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palenque Fex, Baja California, Mexico.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jonathan Gonzalez on October 16, 2021, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.
Going into that contest, he had won against Katsunari Takayama on May 8, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.
Before that, he had beaten Carlos Buitrago on October 30, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
He had defeated Javier Alejandro Rendon on February 15, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Auditorio del Estado, Baja California, Mexico.
Activity check
Soto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
What time did Soto vs Caro start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Soto vs Caro?
The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.
What were the odds on Soto vs Caro?
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