Michel Soro

Michel Soro
Born
Michel Soro

(1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 (age 37)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
NationalityFrance French
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins36
Wins by KO24
Losses4
Draws2

Michel Soro (born 30 October 1987) is a French professional boxer. He challenged for the WBO and IBO light middleweight titles in 2012, and the WBA interim super welterweight title in 2017. At regional level, he held the EBU European middleweight title, the WBO European junior middleweight title twice, and the WBA International super welterweight title. As of November 2020, Soro is ranked is the world’s eighth best active light middleweight by The Ring magazine and seventh best by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Professional career

In 2017, he challenged Brian Castaño for the interim WBA Jr. Middleweight title, losing by split decision.[1]

In his next fight, Soro bounced back with a third round stoppage against Ivan Montero. He was the aggressor from the opening bell, and managed to drop his opponent in the third round, who was not able to beat the count with 1:53 left on the clock.[2]

On 8 December 2018, Soro got an easy stoppage win over American Greg Vendetti.[3]

After that fight, Soro was scheduled to a rematch against Brian Castano. However, the fight fell through, with Castano's team alleging that Soro's team did not want to deposit Castano's purse, nor provide evidence of VADA testing.[4]

On 15 November 2019, Soro continued his dominant streak, with another one-sided victory, this time against French veteran Cedric Vitu. Soro's aggression throughout the fight culminated with a left hook to Vitu's temple in the fifth round, which sent Vitu on the canvas and forced the referee to stop the fight.[5]

Professional boxing record

42 fights 36 wins 5 losses
By knockout 25 1
By decision 11 4
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
42 Win 36–5–1 Oziel Santoyo KO 2 (10) 31 May 2024 Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France
41 Loss 35–5–1 Magomed Kurbanov SD 12 6 May 2023 KRK Uralets, Ekaterinburg, Russia
40 Loss 35–4–1 Israil Madrimov TD 3 (12), 2:20 9 July 2022 The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
39 Loss 35–3–1 Israil Madrimov TKO 9 (12), 3:00 17 Dec 2021 Hotel Renaissance, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
38 Win 35–2–1 Cédric Vitu TKO 5 (12), 2:03 15 Nov 2019 Accor Hotel Arena, Paris, France
37 Win 34–2–1 Anderson Prestot TKO 5 (12), 2:48 20 Jul 2019 Palais des Sports, Marseille, France Won WBA Gold light middleweight title
36 Win 33–2–1 Greg Vendetti TKO 2 (12), 2:34 8 Dec 2018 Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France
35 Win 32–2–1 John Vera UD 12 24 Mar 2018 Palais des Sports, Marseille, France
34 Win 31–2–1 Ivan Montero KO 3 (10), 1:53 2 Dec 2017 La Palestre, Le Cannet, France
33 Loss 30–2–1 Brian Castaño SD 12 1 Jul 2017 Casino d'Evian, Evian-les-Bains, France For WBA interim light middleweight title
32 Win 30–1–1 Javier Francisco Maciel TKO 3 (12), 2:29 22 Apr 2017 Astroballe, Villeurbanne, France Retained WBA International light middleweight title
31 Win 29–1–1 Nuhu Lawal KO 10 (12), 1:17 17 Dec 2016 Stade de l'Est, Saint-Denis, France Retained WBA International light middleweight title
30 Win 28–1–1 Hector Saldivia TKO 3 (12) 30 Jul 2016 La Palestre, Le Cannet, France Won WBA International light middleweight title
29 Win 27–1–1 Emanuele Blandamura KO 8 (12), 2:12 20 Jun 2015 Teatro Principe, Milan, Italy Won vacant European middleweight title
28 Win 26–1–1 Glen Tapia TKO 4 (10), 2:10 8 May 2015 Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
27 Win 25–1–1 Anderson Clayton KO 2 (8) 6 Mar 2015 Gymnase Mado Bonnet, Lyon, France
26 Win 24–1–1 Sandor Micsko KO 1 (10) 30 Jan 2015 Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France
25 Draw 23–1–1 Antoine Douglas MD 10 25 Jul 2014 Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. For WBA International middleweight title
24 Win 23–1 Alexey Ribchev KO 5 (8) 7 May 2014 Salle Raphael de Barros, Villeurbanne, France
23 Win 22–1 Jean Michel Hamilcaro UD 10 9 Nov 2013 Salle René-Tys, Reims, France
22 Win 21–1 Frederic Serre UD 10 4 May 2013 Salle Raphael de Barros, Villeurbanne, France
21 Win 20–1 Kris Carslaw UD 12 12 Jan 2013 La Palestre, Le Cannet, France Won WBO European light middleweight title
20 Win 19–1 Magomed Abdurakhmanov KO 1 (12) 13 Jul 2012 Palais des Sports Robert Oubron, Creteil, France
19 Loss 18–1 Zaurbek Baysangurov UD 12 12 May 2012 Ice Palace "Terminal", Brovary, Ukraine For WBO and IBO light middleweight titles
18 Win 18–0 Sergei Melis TKO 6 (10) 12 Nov 2011 Maison des sports, Villeurbanne, France
17 Win 17–0 Albert Starikov KO 6 (8) 15 Oct 2011 Halle Clemenceau, Grenoble, France
16 Win 16–0 David Makaradze UD 12 29 Jul 2011 Casino du Lyon vert, La Tour-de-Salvagny, France Won WBO European light middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Jurijs Boreiko TKO 2 (8) 7 May 2011 Salle Jacques Anquetil, Venissieux, France
14 Win 14–0 Giorgi Ungiadze TKO 6 (8) 2 Apr 2011 La Palestre, Le Cannet, France
13 Win 13–0 Roman Dzhuman TKO 4 (10) 12 Feb 2011 Maison des sports, Villeurbanne, France
12 Win 12–0 Tadas Jonkus TKO 4 (8) 13 Nov 2010 Salle Raphael de Barros, Villeurbanne, France
11 Win 11–0 Ahmed Merichiche KO 2 (6) 19 Jul 2010 Salle Francois Mauriac, Vaulx-en-Velin, France
10 Win 10–0 Anthony Somarriba PTS 6 29 May 2010 Gymnase Massot, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
9 Win 9–0 Robert Blazo TKO 7 (8) 17 Apr 2010 Palais des sports Jean Capievic, Vaulx-en-Velin, France
8 Win 8–0 Hakim Rouassi PTS 8 27 Feb 2010 Salle Raphael de Barros, Villeurbanne, France
7 Win 7–0 Jonathan Bertonnier TKO 2 (6) 9 Jan 2010 Salle Raphael de Barros, Villeurbanne, France
6 Win 6–0 Ousmane Kone PTS 6 4 Apr 2009 Salle Raphael de Barros, Villeurbanne, France
5 Win 5–0 Ibamata Sidibe PTS 6 14 Mar 2009 Jacques Anquetil, Venissieux, France
4 Win 4–0 Kevin Mpiga PTS 4 27 Feb 2009 Salle La Cotonne, Saint-Etienne, Francr
3 Win 3–0 Jeremy Facq TKO 1 (4) 14 Feb 2009 Salle Maurice Herzog, Oullins, France
2 Win 2–0 Sebastien Allais PTS 4 11 Dec 2008 Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France
1 Win 1–0 Said Moulkraloua TKO 3 (4) 2 Oct 2008 Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France

References

  1. ^ "Brian Castano Retains With Split Decision Over Michel Soro". Boxingscene. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Michel Soro Stops Ivan Montero in Third, Goularmiriam Wins". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Michel Soro Has No Problems in Stopping Greg Vendetti". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Castano Withdraws From Soro Rematch Over Contract Dispute". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Michel Soro Dominates, Stops Cedric Vitu In Five Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.