Michel Soro Demolishes Glen Tapia, Earns Stoppage in Fourth Round

MICHEL SORO DEMOLISHES GLEN TAPIA,

EARNS STOPPAGE IN FOURTH ROUND

Newark, New Jersey (May 9, 2015) Friday night in the main event at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, world ranked junior middleweight contender MICHEL SORO stamped his presence at the top of the division with a brutal fourth round stoppage of local fan favorite GLEN TAPIA telecast nationally on truTV®.

Controlling the action from the opening bell Soro earned the stoppage with a full arsenal of power shots forcing referee David Fields to wave off the bout at the 2:10 mark of the stanza.

With the knockout Soro improved to 26-1-1 (16KO’s) and claimed the NABO and USBA Junior Middleweight Titles. The 27-year-old Soro entered the fight ranked #10 by the World Boxing Organization.

“I felt all along this was going to happen since I signed for the fight” said Soro. “There was no hesitation on taking the fight and it was full speed ahead in training up in Big Bear Lake at The Summit and that led right into the fight.”

“We call it ‘KO Camp’ up in Big Bear with all the talent up there. I specifically want to thank my terrific sparring partners John Jackson and Wale Omotoso, great people who truly pushed me every day in the gym.”

“Also, I dedicate the victory to Michael King and the outstanding team at KING SPORTS who have believed in me and truly prepared me for victory.”

Said MICHAEL KING, “We believed as a team that Michel would defeat Tapia and we made sure he was prepared in his training to win just like all our fighters.”

“It’s a great win and now we will focus on bigger fights for Michel, we feel the best is yet to come and he will be a world champion in future.”

With the loss Tapia moved to 23-2-0 (15KO’s).

ABOUT KING SPORTS

King Sports is a company started by entertainment entrepreneur Michael King. King Sports’ first foray into boxing was with All-American Heavyweights, a revolutionary boxing program that boasted a state-of-the-art training facility equipped with the latest technology, premiere coaching and medical staff along with the ideal dietary and nutritional needs for its fighters. Since making the decision to enter professional boxing, King Sports has spent time evaluating the entire spectrum of global boxing talent. Through an exhaustive scouting and evaluation process, King Sports has found some of the most exciting young fighters from around the world.

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