Burton vs Buglioni

Who won Burton vs Buglioni?

Frank Buglioni beat Hosea Burton by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, December 10th, 2016, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Burton vs Buglioni stats

Back in December 2016, Hosea Burton stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Frank Buglioni made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Buglioni had a large advantage in power over Burton, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Burton's 50%.

Hosea Burton was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Burton had a height advantage of 3 inches over Buglioni.

Both Hosea Burton and Frank Buglioni fought out of an orthodox stance.

Burton's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Buglioni's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 months later than Buglioni, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Buglioni's 146.

Burton vs Buglioni form

Burton had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jozsef Kormany on May 29, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Michal Ludwiczak on May 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Miles Shinkwin on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Elvis Dube on September 19, 2015, by points in the 6th round at Olympia, Liverpool.

He had defeated Nathan King on July 18, 2015, by points in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Frank Buglioni had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Olegs Fedotovs on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Fedor Chudinov on September 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Fernando Castaneda on July 24, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had drawn with Lee Markham on May 9, 2015, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London, United States.

He had defeated Ivan Jukic on February 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hosea Burton had been fighting more than Frank Buglioni.

Going into this contest, Hosea Burton had last fought 6 months and 11 days ago, while Frank Buglioni's last outing had been 8 months and 14 days ago.

Burton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Buglioni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Burton vs Buglioni start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Burton vs Buglioni?

Burton vs Buglioni was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Burton vs Buglioni?

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