Buatsi vs Periban

Who won Buatsi vs Periban?

Joshua Buatsi beat Marco Antonio Periban by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, June 1st, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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 Anthony Joshua losing to Andy Ruiz Jr for the WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Josh Kelly defeated Ray Robinson, Callum Smith was victorious over Hassan N’Dam for the WBA Super World Super Middleweight title, and Chris Algieri beat Tommy Coyle.

Buatsi vs Periban stats

Back in June 2019, Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marco Antonio Periban made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Buatsi had an advantage in power over Periban, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Periban's 64%.

Joshua Buatsi was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Buatsi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Periban. Despite this, Periban had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Joshua Buatsi and Marco Antonio Periban fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buatsi was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 9 months later than Periban, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 75 more professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Periban's 36.

Joshua Buatsi went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 14 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Buatsi vs Periban form

Buatsi remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated 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.

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

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

Before that, he had won against Stephane Cuevas on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Bartlomiej Grafka on March 31, 2018, by points in the 6th round at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Activity check

Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Periban's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Buatsi vs Periban start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Buatsi vs Periban?

Buatsi vs Periban was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Buatsi vs Periban?

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