Smith vs Buatsi

When is Smith vs Buatsi?

Callum Smith could square off against Joshua Buatsi in Autumn/Fall 2024 in 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 loses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joshua Buatsi would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest that Smith and Buatsi have similar power, both with a 72% knock out percentage.

Callum Smith is the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

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

Both Callum Smith & 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, 159 to Buatsi's 99.

Callum Smith goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 11 by the IBF and 5 by the RING at light heavyweight.

Joshua Buatsi is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 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 13th January 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.

Previous to that, he had won against Mathieu Bauderlique on 20th August 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 beat Lenin Castillo on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on 19th December 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 23rd November 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 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Pawel Stepien on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

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

Before that, he had beat Ricards Bolotniks on 14th August 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 15th May 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, meaning he has been fighting on average 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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