Who won Davies vs Baluta?

Liam Davies beat Ionut Baluta by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 19th November 2022 at Telford International Centre in Telford.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 118-110 in favor of winner Liam Davies.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Yarde vs Koykov.

Davies vs Baluta stats

Liam Davies stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Ionut Baluta made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Liam Davies was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Both Liam Davies & Ionut Baluta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Davies was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 year and 8 months later than Baluta, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 66 less professional rounds, 72 to Baluta's 138.

Ionut Baluta was ranked number 10 by the WBC in the 122lb division.

Davies vs Baluta form

Davies remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marc Leach on 11th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Telford International Centre, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Dixon Flores on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Utilita Arena, West Midlands.

Going into that contest, he had beat Raymond Commey on 28th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Utilita Arena, West Midlands.

Before that, he had defeated Stefan Slavchev on 5th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Telford International Centre, Shropshire.

He had won against Sean Cairns on 21st November 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Baluta had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Liam Davies on 19th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Brad Foster on 20th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Michael Conlan on 30th April 2021 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had beat David Oliver Joyce on 26th September 2020 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at BT Sport Studio, London.

He had won against TJ Doheny on 6th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liam Davies had been fighting more than Ionut Baluta.

Going to this contest, Liam Davies had last fought 9 months and 20 days ago, while Ionut Baluta's last outing had been 4 months and 12 days ago.

Davies' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Baluta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Davies vs Baluta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Telford International Centre, Telford, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Davies vs Baluta?

The ESPN+ show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Davies vs Baluta?

Liam Davies was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Ionut Baluta made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.