Foster vs Baluta

Who won Foster vs Baluta?

Ionut Baluta beat Brad Foster by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, May 20th, 2022, at York Hall, London.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-94, 97-93 in favor of winner Ionut Baluta.

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).

Foster vs Baluta stats

Back in May 2022, Brad Foster stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Foster had an advantage in power over Baluta, with a 36% knockout percentage compared to Baluta's 21%.

Brad Foster was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Baluta had a height advantage of 4 inches over Foster.

Both Brad Foster and Ionut Baluta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Foster was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 months earlier than Baluta, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 11 fewer professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Baluta's 159.

Foster vs Baluta form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jason Cunningham on October 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight and BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alvaro Rodriguez on March 26, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten James Beech Jnr on July 10, 2020, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight and BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had won against Lucien Reid on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

He had drawn with Lucien Reid on September 14, 2019, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Foster's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Baluta's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What time did Foster vs Baluta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Foster vs Baluta?

Foster vs Baluta was broadcast on BT Sport 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Foster vs Baluta?

Brad Foster was a 83/100 (-120) favorite going into the contest, while Ionut Baluta made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.