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Michel Soro

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	Michel Soro (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (age 38) Abidjan,Ivory Coast
Height	5 ft10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Weight	Light middleweight Middleweight
Boxing career
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	41
Wins	36
Win by KO	24
Losses	4
Draws	2

Michel Soro (born 30 October 1987) is anIvorian-Frenchprofessional boxer. He challenged for theWBO andIBOlight middleweight titles in 2012, and theWBAinterim super welterweight title in 2017. At regional level, he held theEBU Europeanmiddleweight 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 byThe Ring magazine and seventh best by theTransnational Boxing Rankings Board.

In 2017, he challengedBrian 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]

• Boxing record for Michel Soro fromBoxRec(registration required)
• Michel Soro - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings atBox.Live

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