Conlan vs Baluta

Who won Conlan vs Baluta?

Michael Conlan beat Ionut Baluta by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, April 30th, 2021, at York Hall, London.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 117-112, 114-114 in favor of winner Michael Conlan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Moruti Mthalane losing to Sunny Edwards for the IBF World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Troy Williamson defeated Kieran Smith.

Conlan vs Baluta stats

Back in April 2021, Michael Conlan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ionut Baluta made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Conlan had a massive power advantage over Baluta, boasting a 57% knockout percentage compared to Baluta's 21%.

Michael Conlan was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Baluta had a height advantage of 2 inches over Conlan. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Michael Conlan and Ionut Baluta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Conlan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 months later than Baluta, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 9 fewer professional rounds, totaling 150 compared to Baluta's 159.

Michael Conlan went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 1 by the WBO at super bantamweight.

Ionut Baluta was ranked number 9 by the WBO in the 122lb division.

Conlan vs Baluta form

Conlan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Sofiane Takoucht on August 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Vladimir Nikitin on December 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Diego Alberto Ruiz on August 3, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Ruben Garcia on March 17, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had beaten Jason Cunningham on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Conlan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Baluta's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Conlan vs Baluta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Conlan vs Baluta?

Conlan vs Baluta was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Conlan vs Baluta?

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