Who won Buatsi vs Periban?
Joshua Buatsi beat Marco Antonio Periban by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 1st June 2019 at Madison Square Garden in 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
Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Marco Antonio Periban made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Buatsi had advantage in power over Periban, with a 80% knock out percentage over Periban's 64%.
Joshua Buatsi was the younger man by 8 years, at 30 years old.
Buatsi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Periban. Despite this, Periban had 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Joshua Buatsi & Marco Antonio Periban fought out of an orthodox stance.
Buatsi was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 20 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 year and 9 months later than Periban, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, 87 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 Craig Richards on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Ricards Bolotniks on 14th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight eliminator fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.
Going into that contest, he had beat Daniel Blenda Dos Santos on 15th May 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.
Before that, he had won against Marko Calic on 4th October 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
He had beat Ryan Ford on 31st August 2019 by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London.
Activity check
Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.
Periban's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 3 months and 10 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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