When is Butaev vs Kavaliauskas?

Radzhab Butaev could potentially square off against Egidijus Kavaliauskas in Spring 2023 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Butaev vs Kavaliauskas stats

Radzhab Butaev would step into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Butaev would have a slight advantage in power over Kavaliauskas, with a 79% knock out percentage over Kavaliauskas' 78%.

Radzhab Butaev is the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Butaev has a height advantage of 1 inch over Kavaliauskas. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Radzhab Butaev & Egidijus Kavaliauskas fight out of an orthodox stance.

Butaev is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 year later than Kavaliauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 52 less professional rounds, 78 to Kavaliauskas' 130.

Radzhab Butaev goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA and 9 by the RING at welterweight.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas is currently ranked number 8 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Butaev vs Kavaliauskas form

Butaev has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Eimantas Stanionis on 16th April 2022 by split decision in their WBA World Welterweight and WBA Super World Welterweight eliminator fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jamal James on 30th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alexander Besputin on 30th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had beat Silverio Ortiz on 3rd May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Pennsylvania, United States.

He had won against Lanardo Tyner on 8th March 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Maryland Live Casino, Maryland.

Kavaliauskas has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Mykal Fox on 8th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Vergil Ortiz Jr on 14th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Frisco.

Going into that contest, he had beat Mikael Zewski on 12th September 2020 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on 14th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had drawn with Ray Robinson on 30th March 2019 by majority draw at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Egidijus Kavaliauskas has been fighting more than Radzhab Butaev.

Radzhab Butaev last fought 11 months and 15 days ago, while Egidijus Kavaliauskas' last outing was 5 months and 23 days ago.

Butaev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Kavaliauskas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

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