Buatsi vs Ford

Who won Buatsi vs Ford?

Joshua Buatsi beat Ryan Ford by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, August 31st, 2019, at O2 Arena, London.

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 Vasyl Lomachenko beating Luke Campbell for the WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Joe Cordina beat Gavin Gwynne for the BBBOC British Lightweight belt, Hughie Fury was overcome by Alexander Povetkin, and Charlie Edwards was victorious over Julio Cesar Martinez for the WBC World Flyweight championship.

Buatsi vs Ford stats

Back in August 2019, Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryan Ford made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Buatsi had an advantage in power over Ford, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Ford's 69%.

Joshua Buatsi was the younger man by 11 years, at 26 years old.

Both Joshua Buatsi and Ryan Ford fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buatsi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 4 months later than Ford, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 12 fewer professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Ford's 123.

Joshua Buatsi went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 15 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Buatsi vs Ford form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Marco Antonio Periban on June 1, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Renold Quinlan on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

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

He had defeated Stephane Cuevas on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Buatsi vs Ford start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buatsi vs Ford?

Buatsi vs Ford was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Buatsi vs Ford?

Joshua Buatsi was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Ryan Ford made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.