Joyce vs Baluta

Who won Joyce vs Baluta?

Ionut Baluta beat David Oliver Joyce by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, September 26th, 2020, at BT Sport Studio, London.

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 Josh Taylor beating Apinan Kongsong for the WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Charlie Edwards beat Kyle Williams.

Joyce vs Baluta stats

Back in September 2020, David Oliver Joyce stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ionut Baluta made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Joyce had a massive power advantage over Baluta, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Baluta's 15%.

David Oliver Joyce was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Baluta had a height advantage of 3 inches over Joyce.

Both David Oliver Joyce and Ionut Baluta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joyce was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 2 months later than Baluta, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 90 fewer professional rounds, totaling 69 compared to Baluta's 159.

David Oliver Joyce went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBO at super bantamweight.

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Joyce's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Joyce vs Baluta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM BST at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Joyce vs Baluta?

Joyce 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 Joyce vs Baluta?

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