McGrail vs Baluta

Who won McGrail vs Baluta?

Peter McGrail beat Ionut Baluta by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 21st, 2025, at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 95-95 in favor of winner Peter McGrail.

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 Galal Yafai losing to Francisco Rodriguez Jr for the WBC Interim World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Conah Walker beat Liam Taylor for the BBBOC British Welterweight belt, and Pat Brown defeated Ivan Duka.

McGrail vs Baluta stats

Peter McGrail stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Ionut Baluta made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw.

Peter McGrail was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Baluta had a height advantage of 3 inches over McGrail. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Peter McGrail fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ionut Baluta was an orthodox fighter.

McGrail was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 5 years and 6 months later than Baluta, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 101 fewer professional rounds, totaling 78 compared to Baluta's 179.

Peter McGrail went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA at super bantamweight.

Ionut Baluta was ranked number 13 by the WBO in the 122lb division.

McGrail vs Baluta form

McGrail had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Rhys Edwards on December 21, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Brad Foster on September 28, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marc Leach on April 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Exhibition Centre, Liverpool.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jarico O’Quinn on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

He had beaten Fran Mendoza on October 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Ionut Baluta had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Brad Strand on March 15, 2025, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Dennis McCann on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Dennis McCann on August 18, 2023, by technical draw in their 9 round contest at York Hall, London.

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

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

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Peter McGrail had last fought 6 months ago, while Ionut Baluta's last outing had been 3 months and 6 days ago.

McGrail's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 8 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Baluta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did McGrail vs Baluta start?

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

Who broadcast McGrail vs Baluta?

McGrail vs Baluta was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on McGrail vs Baluta?

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