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Michel Soro
Born	Michel Soro (1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 (age 37) Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Nationality	French
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight Middleweight
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	41
Wins	36
Wins by KO	24
Losses	4
Draws	2

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Professional boxing record

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.

External links

• Boxing record for Michel Soro from BoxRec (registration required)
• Michel Soro - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live

• 1987 births
• Living people
• Light-middleweight boxers
• Middleweight boxers
• Sportspeople from Villeurbanne
• French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
• Ivorian male boxers
• French male boxers
• 21st-century French sportsmen