Bivol vs Buatsi

When is Bivol vs Buatsi?

Dmitry Bivol could fight Joshua Buatsi in Early 2025 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).

Bivol vs Buatsi stats

Dmitry Bivol would step into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggest Buatsi would have an advantage in power over Bivol, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Bivol's 52%.

Dmitry Bivol is the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

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

Both Dmitry Bivol and Joshua Buatsi fight out of an orthodox stance.

Bivol is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Buatsi, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 91 more professional rounds, totaling 202 compared to Buatsi's 111.

Dmitry Bivol 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 3 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Buatsi form

Bivol has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Artur Beterbiev 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, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Malik Zinad on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lyndon Arthur on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had defeated Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on November 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Canelo Alvarez on May 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Buatsi remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Prior to 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.

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

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

He had beaten Ricards Bolotniks on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight eliminator fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Dmitry Bivol has been fighting more than Joshua Buatsi.

Dmitry Bivol last fought 3 months and 10 days ago, while Joshua Buatsi's last outing was 4 months and 1 day ago.

Bivol's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 15 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Buatsi's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

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