Buatsi vs Calic

Who won Buatsi vs Calic?

Joshua Buatsi beat Marko Calic by technical knockout in the 7th round on Sunday 4th October 2020 at Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

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).

Also, on the undercard Alen Babic was victorious over Niall Kennedy, Chantelle Cameron beat Adriana Dos Santos Araujo and Linus Udofia defeated John Harding Jr.

Buatsi vs Calic stats

Back in October 2020, Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Marko Calic made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Buatsi had a large advantage in power over Calic, boosting at 83% knock out percentage over Calic's 55%.

Joshua Buatsi was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Calic had a height advantage of 1 inch over Buatsi.

Both Joshua Buatsi & Marko Calic fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buatsi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 months later than Calic, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 55 more professional rounds, 99 to Calic's 44.

Joshua Buatsi went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 12 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Buatsi vs Calic form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Ryan Ford on 31st August 2019 by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Marco Antonio Periban on 1st June 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Liam Conroy on 23rd March 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Renold Quinlan on 22nd December 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Tony Averlant on 13th October 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Activity check

Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Buatsi vs Calic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buatsi vs Calic?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 2:00 AM EST / 11:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Buatsi vs Calic?

Joshua Buatsi was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Marko Calic made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.