Buatsi vs Hutchinson

Who won Buatsi vs Hutchinson?

Joshua Buatsi beat Willy Hutchinson by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 21st, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, London.

The scorecards were announced as 115-110, 113-112, 117-108 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).

This contest was for the WBO light heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Dubois beating Anthony Joshua for the IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Hamzah Sheeraz beat Tyler Denny, Anthony Cacace defeated Josh Warrington, Josh Kelly was victorious over Ishmael Davis, and Mark Chamberlain lost to Josh Padley.

Buatsi vs Hutchinson stats

Back in September 2024, Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Willy Hutchinson made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Joshua Buatsi was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Buatsi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hutchinson.

Both Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buatsi's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Hutchinson's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 months earlier than Hutchinson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Hutchinson's 86.

Joshua Buatsi went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Willy Hutchinson was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Buatsi vs Hutchinson form

Buatsi remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dan Azeez on February 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Pawel Stepien on May 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Craig Richards on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Ricards Bolotniks on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight eliminator fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

He had won against Daniel Blenda Dos Santos on May 15, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Hutchinson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Craig Richards on June 1, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Martin Houben on March 22, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna on May 12, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Before that, he had been beaten by Lennox Clarke on March 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight and BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

He had won against Luke Blackledge on August 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joshua Buatsi had been fighting more than Willy Hutchinson.

Going into this contest, Joshua Buatsi had last fought 7 months and 18 days ago, while Willy Hutchinson's last outing had been 3 months and 20 days ago.

Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Hutchinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 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 Hutchinson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM BST at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:30 PM EST or 11:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buatsi vs Hutchinson?

Buatsi vs Hutchinson was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Buatsi vs Hutchinson?

Joshua Buatsi was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Willy Hutchinson made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+200) with oddsmakers.