Buatsi vs Conroy

Who won Buatsi vs Conroy?

Joshua Buatsi beat Liam Conroy by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019, at Copper Box Arena, London.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Charlie Edwards beating Angel Moreno for the WBC World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Lawrence Okolie beat Wadi Camacho for the BBBOC British Cruiserweight and CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight belts.

Buatsi vs Conroy stats

Back in March 2019, Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Liam Conroy made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Buatsi had a large advantage in power over Conroy, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Conroy's 50%.

Joshua Buatsi was the same age as Liam Conroy, at 26 years old.

Buatsi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Conroy.

Both Joshua Buatsi and Liam Conroy fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buatsi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years later than Conroy, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 123 compared to Conroy's 129.

Joshua Buatsi went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 15 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Buatsi vs Conroy form

Buatsi had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Renold Quinlan on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Tony Averlant on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stephane Cuevas on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Bartlomiej Grafka on March 31, 2018, by points in the 6th round at Principality Stadium, Wales.

He had won against Jordan Joseph on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Buatsi vs Conroy start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buatsi vs Conroy?

Buatsi vs Conroy 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 Conroy?

Joshua Buatsi was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Liam Conroy made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.