Butler vs Rolls

Who won Butler vs Rolls?

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

Steven Butler stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.

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

Steven Butler was the younger man by 12 years, at 28 years old.

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

Both Steven Butler & 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 year and 11 months later than Rolls, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 165 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 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States.

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

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

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

He had lost to Ryota Murata on 23rd December 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Steve Rolls made his way into the ring at 71/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.