Beterbiev vs Buatsi

When is Beterbiev vs Buatsi?

Artur Beterbiev could face Joshua Buatsi in Summer 2025 the United States.

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

Beterbiev would be defending CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Joshua Buatsi in February 2024.He has held this belt for 1 year, 1 month and 25 days.

Beterbiev vs Buatsi stats

Artur Beterbiev would step into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joshua Buatsi would make his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Beterbiev would have a large advantage in power over Buatsi, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Buatsi's 68%.

Artur Beterbiev is the older man by 8 years, at 40 years old.

Buatsi has a height advantage of 2 inches over Beterbiev. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Artur Beterbiev and Joshua Buatsi fight out of an orthodox stance.

Beterbiev is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years earlier than Buatsi, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 122 compared to Buatsi's 123.

Artur Beterbiev goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 1 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Joshua Buatsi is currently ranked number 5 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 4 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Beterbiev vs Buatsi form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Dmitry Bivol on February 22, 2025, by majority decision in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Dmitry Bivol on October 12, 2024, by majority decision in their The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had won against Callum Smith 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 Anthony Yarde on January 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Joe Smith Jr on June 18, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Joshua Buatsi has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Callum Smith 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 Willy Hutchinson on September 21, 2024, by split decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had won against Craig Richards on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Artur Beterbiev has been fighting more than Joshua Buatsi.

Artur Beterbiev last fought 4 months and 29 days ago, while Joshua Buatsi's last outing was 4 months and 29 days ago.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 3 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Buatsi's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 2 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

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