Buthelezi vs Leone

Who won Buthelezi vs Leone?

Gideon Buthelezi beat Lucas Emanuel Fernandez Leone by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, July 27th, 2018, South Africa.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Gideon Buthelezi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Buthelezi vs Leone stats

Back in July 2018, Gideon Buthelezi stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lucas Emanuel Fernandez Leone made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Leone had a massive power advantage over Buthelezi, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Buthelezi's 20%.

Gideon Buthelezi was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Buthelezi had a height advantage of 2 inches over Leone. Despite this, Leone had a 9-inch reach advantage.

Gideon Buthelezi fought out of the southpaw stance, while Lucas Emanuel Fernandez Leone was an orthodox fighter.

Buthelezi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 7 years and 2 months earlier than Leone, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 115 more professional rounds, totaling 216 compared to Leone's 101.

Gideon Buthelezi went into the fight ranked number 5 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Buthelezi vs Leone form

Gideon Buthelezi had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Diego Luis Pichardo Liriano on April 29, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Ngoako Ramatlhodi Sports Complex, Seshego, South Africa.

Prior to that, he had defeated Makazole Tete on December 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Orient Theatre, East London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Doctor Ntsele on October 9, 2015, by points in the 12th round at Pacofs Arena, Bloemfontein.

Before that, he had been beaten by Lwandile Sityatha on July 24, 2015, by split decision in their 12 round contest at International Convention Centre, East London.

He had won against Immanuel Naidjala on December 6, 2014, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia.

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Buthelezi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Buthelezi vs Leone start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC in South Africa, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Buthelezi vs Leone?

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