Buatsi vs Calic

Who won Buatsi vs Calic?

Joshua Buatsi beat Marko Calic by technical knockout in the 7th round on Sunday, October 4th, 2020, at Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Also on the undercard Chantelle Cameron was victorious over Adriana Dos Santos Araujo, Linus Udofia beat John Harding Jr, and Alen Babic defeated Niall Kennedy.

Buatsi vs Calic stats

Back in October 2020, Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marko Calic made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Buatsi had a large advantage in power over Calic, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Calic's 55%.

Joshua Buatsi was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Calic had a height advantage of 1 inch over Buatsi.

Both Joshua Buatsi and Marko Calic fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buatsi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 months later than Calic, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 67 more professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Calic's 44.

Joshua Buatsi went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 12 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Buatsi vs Calic form

Buatsi remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ryan Ford on August 31, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Marco Antonio Periban on June 1, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Liam Conroy on March 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Renold Quinlan on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Tony Averlant on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Activity check

Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Buatsi vs Calic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buatsi vs Calic?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 AM EST / 11:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Buatsi vs Calic?

Joshua Buatsi was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Marko Calic made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.