McCann vs Baluta II

Who won McCann vs Baluta II?

Dennis McCann beat Ionut Baluta by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 27th, 2024, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 120-108, 117-111 in favor of winner Dennis McCann.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joe Joyce losing to Derek Chisora. Also on the undercard Ryan Garner defeated Archie Sharp, and Moses Itauma was victorious over Mariusz Wach.

McCann vs Baluta II stats

Back in July 2024, Dennis McCann stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Ionut Baluta made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Dennis McCann was the younger man by 8 years, at 23 years old.

Baluta had a height advantage of 3 inches over McCann.

Dennis McCann fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ionut Baluta was an orthodox fighter.

McCann was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 1 month later than Baluta, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 58 fewer professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Baluta's 159.

Dennis McCann went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Ionut Baluta was ranked number 12 by the WBC in the 122lb division.

McCann vs Baluta II form

McCann remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Brad Strand on March 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight championship fight at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Ionut Baluta on August 18, 2023, by technical draw in their 9 round contest at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Joe Ham on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight championship fight at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

Before that, he had beaten James Beech Jnr on July 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

He had won against Charles Tondo on March 19, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Ionut Baluta had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Dennis McCann on August 18, 2023, by technical draw in their 9 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Andrew Cain on March 25, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Liam Davies on November 19, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford.

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

He had lost to Michael Conlan on April 30, 2021, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, London.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Dennis McCann had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Ionut Baluta's last outing had been 11 months and 9 days ago.

McCann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Baluta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did McCann vs Baluta II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McCann vs Baluta II?

McCann vs Baluta II was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on McCann vs Baluta II?

Dennis McCann was a 1/3 (-290) favorite going into the contest, while Ionut Baluta made his way into the ring at 23/10 (+240) with oddsmakers.