Buglioni vs Johnson

Who won Buglioni vs Johnson?

Callum Johnson beat Frank Buglioni by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, March 24th, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Dillian Whyte beating Lucas Browne. Also on the undercard Lewis Ritson defeated Scott Cardle for the BBBOC British Lightweight belt.

Buglioni vs Johnson stats

Back in March 2018, Frank Buglioni stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Callum Johnson made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws.

Frank Buglioni was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Buglioni had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Frank Buglioni and Callum Johnson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buglioni was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 11 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 146 compared to Johnson's 84.

Frank Buglioni went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Buglioni vs Johnson form

Buglioni had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Craig Richards on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ricky Summers on July 1, 2017, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hosea Burton on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Olegs Fedotovs on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London.

He had been beaten by Fedor Chudinov on September 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

Buglioni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Buglioni vs Johnson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buglioni vs Johnson?

Buglioni vs Johnson was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Buglioni vs Johnson?

Frank Buglioni was a 43/50 (-120) favorite going into the contest, while Callum Johnson made his way into the ring at 24/25 (-100) with oddsmakers.