When is Smith vs Buatsi?
Callum Smith could square off against Joshua Buatsi in Autumn/Fall 2024 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 18 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.
The stats suggest that Smith and Buatsi have similar power, both with a 72% knockout percentage.
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 13 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 60 more professional rounds, totaling 159 compared to Buatsi's 99.
Callum Smith goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, 9 by the IBF, and 6 by The Ring at light heavyweight.
Joshua Buatsi is currently ranked number 1 by the WBO, and 4 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 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he 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, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had won against Pawel Stepien on May 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Genting Arena, Birmingham.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Craig Richards on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had beaten 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.
He had won against Daniel Blenda Dos Santos on May 15, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Joshua Buatsi has been fighting more than Callum Smith.
Callum Smith last fought 8 months and 18 days ago, while Joshua Buatsi's last outing was 7 months and 28 days ago.
Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 8 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 11 months and 20 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, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
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