Who won Buatsi vs Azeez?
Joshua Buatsi beat Dan Azeez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at OVO Arena Wembley in London.
The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 117-109, 117-109 in favor of winner Joshua Buatsi.
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).
Also, on the undercard Adam Azim beat Enock Poulsen, Caroline Dubois defeated Miranda Reyes and Ben Whittaker was victorious over Khalid Graidia.
Buatsi vs Azeez stats
Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Dan Azeez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Buatsi had advantage in power over Azeez, with a 76% knock out percentage over Azeez's 65%.
Joshua Buatsi was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.
Buatsi had a height advantage of 4 inches over Azeez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Joshua Buatsi & Dan Azeez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Buatsi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 months earlier than Azeez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 42 less professional rounds, 99 to Azeez's 141.
Joshua Buatsi went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at light heavyweight.
Dan Azeez was ranked number 2 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO and 4 by the IBF in the 175lb division.
Buatsi vs Azeez 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 defeated Pawel Stepien on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Genting Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Craig Richards on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beat Ricards Bolotniks on 14th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight eliminator fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.
Before that, he had won against Daniel Blenda Dos Santos on 15th May 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.
He had beat Marko Calic on 4th October 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
Azeez 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 defeated Thomas Faure on 11th March 2023 by technical decision in their 12 round contest at Zenith Paris - La Villette, Paris, France.
Previous to that, he had defeated Rocky Fielding on 17th December 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had won against Shakan Pitters on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
Before that, he had defeated Reece Cartwright on 26th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.
He had beat Hosea Burton on 20th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dan Azeez had been fighting more than Joshua Buatsi.
Going to this contest, Joshua Buatsi had last fought 8 months and 28 days ago, while Dan Azeez's last outing had been 10 months and 23 days ago.
Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
Azeez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.
What time did Buatsi vs Azeez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:45 PM GMT at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:45 PM EST or 1:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Buatsi vs Azeez?
The Peacock show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (GTM).
What were the odds on Buatsi vs Azeez?
Joshua Buatsi was a 2/7 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Dan Azeez made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+290) with oddsmakers.
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