Michel Soro
Michel Soro 
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| Data | |
| Birth Name | Michel Abou Soro |
| Weight class | medium weight |
| nationality |
 French
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| birthday | October 30, 1987 |
| place of birth | Abidjan |
| style | Left delivery |
| size | 1.79 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 38 |
| Victories | 35 |
| Knockout victories | 24 |
| Defeats | 2 |
| draw | 1 |
| Profile in the BoxRec database | |
Michel Abou Soro (* the thirtieth October 1987 in Abidjan , Ivory Coast ) is a French professional boxer in the light middleweight .
Career
After leaving the French amateur championships in 2008, Michel Soro switched to professional life. After winning 18 fights in France, he boxed on May 12, 2012 in Ukraine for the world title of the WBO and IBO in the light middleweight division. Although he scored against the title holder Saurbek Baissangurow a precipitation in the second round, but lost the fight after the full twelve rounds on points.
After five consecutive victories, he boxed for the first time in the USA and scored a draw against the undefeated Antonie Douglas . In May 2015 he boxed again in the USA, beating Glen Tapia by TKo in the fourth round. In the fight for the European Middleweight Championship, he defeated Emanuele Blandamura in June 2015 by knockout in the eighth round.
In July 2016, he beat Hector Saldivia early in the third round and thereby won an international WBA title. He defended this against Nuhu Lawal ahead of time in December 2016. He achieved another early title defense in April 2017 against Javier Maciel.
On July 1, 2017, he lost in the fight for the interim WBA world championship in light middleweight just on points against Brian Castaño . In November 2019 he defeated his compatriot Cédric Vitu .
successes
- July 2011: WBO European light middleweight champion by winning points against David Makaradze
- May 2012: World Championship challenger of the WBO and IBO in the light middleweight division, defeat on points against Saurbek Bajsangurow
- January 2013: WBO European light middleweight champion by winning points against Kris Carslaw
- May 2013: French light middleweight champion by victory on points against Frederic Serre, title defense on points against Jean-Michel Hamilcaro
- May 2015: American champion and North American champion of the WBO by TKo victory against Glen Tapia
- June 2015: European middleweight champion of the EBU by knockout against Emanuele Blandamura
- July 2016: International champion of the WBA in the light middleweight division through TKo victory against Hector Saldivia, title defenses through knockout against Nuhu Lawal and TKo against Javier Maciel
- December 2018: Gold title of the WBA in the light middleweight division through TKo victory against Greg Vendetti
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| SURNAME | Soro, Michel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Soro, Michel Abou (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Abidjan , Ivory Coast |