Butler vs Rolls

Who won Butler vs Rolls?

Steven Butler beat Steve Rolls by knockout in the 1st round on Thursday, March 7th, 2024, at Casino de Montreal, Montreal.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Also on the undercard Osleys Iglesias beat Marcelo Esteban Coceres, and Vanessa Lepage Joanisse defeated Abril Argentina Vidal.

Butler vs Rolls stats

Back in March 2024, Steven Butler stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

Steve Rolls made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Steven Butler was the younger man by 11 years, at 29 years old.

Butler had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rolls. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Steven Butler and Steve Rolls fought out of an orthodox stance.

Butler was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 11 months later than Rolls, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 175 compared to Rolls' 143.

Butler vs Rolls form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Janibek Alimkhanuly on May 13, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Joshua Conley on December 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mark DeLuca on September 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jose De Jesus Macias on January 29, 2021, by knockout in the 5th round at Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

He had lost to Ryota Murata on December 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

Activity check

Butler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Rolls' last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Butler vs Rolls start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Casino de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Butler vs Rolls?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Butler vs Rolls?

Steven Butler was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Steve Rolls made his way into the ring at 71/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.