Strand vs Baluta

Who won Strand vs Baluta?

Ionut Baluta beat Brad Strand by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 15th, 2025, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-91, 96-94 in favor of winner Ionut Baluta.

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 Nick Ball beating TJ Doheny. Also on the undercard Andrew Cain beat Charlie Edwards for the BBBOC British Bantamweight and CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight belts, Jadier Herrera defeated Jose Macias Enriquez, and Jack Turner was victorious over Ryan Farrag.

Strand vs Baluta stats

Brad Strand stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Ionut Baluta made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw.

Brad Strand was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Both Brad Strand and Ionut Baluta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Strand was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 11 months later than Baluta, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 87 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Baluta's 169.

Strand vs Baluta form

Ionut Baluta had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dennis McCann on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

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

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

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

He had won against Brad Foster on May 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Baluta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Strand vs Baluta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM GMT at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Strand vs Baluta?

Strand vs Baluta was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Strand vs Baluta?

Brad Strand was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Ionut Baluta made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.