Smith vs Buatsi

When is Smith vs Buatsi?

Callum Smith could square off against Joshua Buatsi in Spring 2025 the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Smith vs Buatsi stats

Callum Smith would step into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joshua Buatsi would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Smith would have a slight advantage in power over Buatsi, with a 72% knockout percentage compared to Buatsi's 68%.

Callum Smith is the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Smith has a height advantage of 1 inch over Buatsi. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Callum Smith and Joshua Buatsi fight out of an orthodox stance.

Smith is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Buatsi, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 48 more professional rounds, totaling 159 compared to Buatsi's 111.

Callum Smith goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, 10 by the IBF, and 6 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Joshua Buatsi is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Smith vs Buatsi form

Smith has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Artur Beterbiev on January 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Prior to that, he had won against Mathieu Bauderlique on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lenin Castillo on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on December 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

He had defeated John Ryder on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Buatsi remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Willy Hutchinson on September 21, 2024, by split decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Dan Azeez on February 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Pawel Stepien on May 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had beaten Craig Richards on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

He had won against Ricards Bolotniks on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight eliminator fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joshua Buatsi has been fighting more than Callum Smith.

Callum Smith last fought 1 year, 2 months and 17 days ago, while Joshua Buatsi's last outing was 6 months and 9 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 7 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Buatsi's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

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