Doheny vs Baluta

Who won Doheny vs Baluta?

Ionut Baluta beat TJ Doheny by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Friday, March 6th, 2020, at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai.

The scorecards were announced as 78-74, 78-74, 77-74 in favor of winner Ionut Baluta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Aliu Bamidele Lasisi's and Norbelto Jimenez's clash.

Doheny vs Baluta stats

Back in March 2020, TJ Doheny stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ionut Baluta made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Doheny had a massive power advantage over Baluta, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Baluta's 17%.

TJ Doheny was the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Baluta had a height advantage of 5 inches over Doheny. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both TJ Doheny and Ionut Baluta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Doheny was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Baluta, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Baluta's 159.

Doheny vs Baluta form

Doheny had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jesus Martinez on October 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Daniel Roman on April 26, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ryohei Takahashi on January 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Ryosuke Iwasa on August 16, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

He had defeated Mike Oliver on March 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at House of Blues, Massachusetts, United States.

Activity check

Doheny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Doheny vs Baluta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Doheny vs Baluta?

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

What were the odds on Doheny vs Baluta?

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