Buglioni vs Summers

Who won Buglioni vs Summers?

Frank Buglioni beat Ricky Summers by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 1st, 2017, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 96-94, 95-95 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 Summers stats

Back in July 2017, Frank Buglioni stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ricky Summers made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Buglioni had a massive power advantage over Summers, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Summers' 38%.

Frank Buglioni was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Both Frank Buglioni and Ricky Summers fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buglioni was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 months earlier than Summers, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, totaling 146 compared to Summers' 141.

Buglioni vs Summers form

Frank Buglioni had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Fernando Castaneda on July 24, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, London.

He had drawn with Lee Markham on May 9, 2015, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London, United States.

Activity check

Buglioni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Buglioni vs Summers start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buglioni vs Summers?

Buglioni vs Summers was broadcast on Sky Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Buglioni vs Summers?

Frank Buglioni was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Ricky Summers made his way into the ring at 703/100 (+700) with oddsmakers.