Who won Foster vs Baluta?
Ionut Baluta beat Brad Foster by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 20th May 2022 at York Hall in London.
The scorecards were announced as 93-97, 94-98, 93-97 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 the way of knock out.
Ionut Baluta made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Foster had advantage in power over Baluta, with a 36% knock out percentage over 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 & 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 17 less professional rounds, 130 to Baluta's 147.
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 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight and BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Alvaro Rodriguez on 26th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
Going into that contest, he had beat James Beech Jnr on 10th July 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 22nd February 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 14th September 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Ionut Baluta made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.
