Buatsi vs Joseph

Who won Buatsi vs Joseph?

Joshua Buatsi beat Jordan Joseph by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Buatsi vs Joseph stats

Back in March 2018, Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jordan Joseph made his way to the ring with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Buatsi had a massive power advantage over Joseph, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Joseph's 29%.

Joshua Buatsi was the older man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Buatsi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Joseph.

Both Joshua Buatsi and Jordan Joseph fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buatsi was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 9 months later than Joseph, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Joseph's 55.

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Buatsi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Buatsi vs Joseph?

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