Buglioni vs Richards

Who won Buglioni vs Richards?

Frank Buglioni beat Craig Richards by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 28th, 2017, at Principality Stadium, Wales.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Frank Buglioni.

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).

Buglioni vs Richards stats

Back in October 2017, Frank Buglioni stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Craig Richards made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws.

Frank Buglioni was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Buglioni had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Frank Buglioni and Craig Richards fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buglioni was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Richards, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 146 compared to Richards' 150.

Buglioni vs Richards form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Olegs Fedotovs on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Fernando Castaneda on July 24, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

Buglioni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Buglioni vs Richards start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM BST at Principality Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buglioni vs Richards?

Buglioni vs Richards was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Buglioni vs Richards?

Frank Buglioni was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Craig Richards made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.