Who won Cain vs Baluta?
Ionut Baluta beat Andrew Cain by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 25th, 2023 at Telford International Centre in Telford.
The scorecards were announced as 96-91, 95-92, 94-93 in favor of winner Ionut Baluta.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Nathan Heaney beating Jack Flatley. Also, on the undercard Jason Cunningham beat Miguel Gonzalez.
Cain vs Baluta stats
Back in March 2023, Andrew Cain stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Ionut Baluta made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Cain had a massive power advantage over Baluta, boasting at 90% knockout percentage over Baluta's 20%.
Andrew Cain was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.
Baluta had a height advantage of 6 inches over Cain.
Both Andrew Cain & Ionut Baluta fought out of an orthodox stance.
Cain was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 months earlier than Baluta, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 112 fewer professional rounds, totaling 35 compared to Baluta's 147.
Cain vs Baluta form
Baluta had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Liam Davies on November 19, 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Brad Foster on May 20, 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Michael Conlan on April 30, 2021 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, London.
Before that, he had won against David Oliver Joyce on September 26, 2020 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at BT Sport Studio, London.
He had beaten TJ Doheny on March 6, 2020 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Activity check
Baluta's last 5 fights come over a period of 3 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
What time did Cain vs Baluta start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Telford International Centre, Telford, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Cain vs Baluta?
Cain vs Baluta was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
What were the odds on Cain vs Baluta?
Andrew Cain was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Ionut Baluta made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.
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