VS
Oct 13 2018
Saturday

Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

10 round contest @ Light Heavyweight
Tony Averlant
Averlant
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7-0-0
TKO 1
TKO 1
26-10-2

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The tape

26
Age
35
6' 2" / 188 cm
Height
6' 2" / 188 cm
74.4" / 189 cm
Reach
-
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

TKOTKOPTSTKOPTS
Form
RTDUDRTDUDUD
7
Wins
26
5
By KO
5
71
KO%
19
0
Loses
10
0
Draws
2
2017
Debut
2006

Tape rankings @ Light Heavyweight

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The Ring
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10
WBA
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WBC
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WBO
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IBF
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Joshua Buatsi vs Tony Averlant report


Who won Buatsi vs Averlant?

Joshua Buatsi beat Tony Averlant by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, October 13th, 2018, at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lewis Ritson losing to Francesco Patera. Also on the undercard Glenn Foot lost to Robbie Davies Jnr for the BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight belts, and Dave Allen defeated Samir Nebo.

Buatsi vs Averlant stats

Back in October 2018, Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tony Averlant made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Buatsi had a massive power advantage over Averlant, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Averlant's 19%.

Joshua Buatsi was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Both Joshua Buatsi and Tony Averlant fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buatsi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 years and 7 months later than Averlant, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 157 fewer professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Averlant's 268.

Joshua Buatsi went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA at light heavyweight.

Buatsi vs Averlant form

Buatsi remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Stephane Cuevas on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Bartlomiej Grafka on March 31, 2018, by points in the 6th round at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jordan Joseph on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Saidou Sall on October 28, 2017, by points in the 6th round at Principality Stadium, Wales.

He had won against Baptiste Castegnaro on September 1, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Buatsi vs Averlant start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buatsi vs Averlant?

Buatsi vs Averlant was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Buatsi vs Averlant?

Joshua Buatsi was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Tony Averlant made his way into the ring at 1017/50 (+2000) with oddsmakers.

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