Michel Soro (born 30 October 1987) is an Ivorian-French

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. He challenged for the

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and IBO

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titles in 2012, and the WBA interim super welterweight title in 2017. At regional level, he held the EBU European

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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

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Professional career

In 2017, he challenged

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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

External links

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Michel Soro - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Soro, Michel 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