Smith vs Buatsi II

When is Smith vs Buatsi II?

Callum Smith could face the challenge of Joshua Buatsi in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Smith would be defending his WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Joshua Buatsi in February 2025. He has held this belt for 1 year, 3 months and 19 days.

Smith vs Buatsi II stats

Callum Smith would step into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joshua Buatsi would make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Smith would have a slight advantage in power over Buatsi, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Buatsi's 65%.

Callum Smith is the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Smith has a height advantage of 1 inch over Buatsi. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Callum Smith and Joshua Buatsi fight out of an orthodox stance.

Smith is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Buatsi, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 43 more professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Buatsi's 133.

Callum Smith goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Joshua Buatsi is currently ranked number 11 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Smith vs Buatsi II form

Smith has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Joshua Buatsi on February 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Carlos Galvan on November 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on January 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Mathieu Bauderlique on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

He had defeated Lenin Castillo on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Joshua Buatsi has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Zach Parker on November 1, 2025, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Callum Smith on February 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Willy Hutchinson on September 21, 2024, by split decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Dan Azeez on February 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

He had beaten Pawel Stepien on May 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joshua Buatsi has been fighting more than Callum Smith.

Callum Smith last fought 1 year, 6 months and 28 days ago, while Joshua Buatsi's last outing was 10 months and 18 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 25 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Buatsi's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

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