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Buatsi vs. Richards: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Joshua Buatsi (Just Business) and Craig Richards (Spider) are scheduled to meet in a light-heavyweight bout on at The O2 Arena, London, England. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

29
Jul 1, 2017
15-0
0
13 (86.7%)
188 cm
189 cm
1 cm
Orthodox
Aug 14, 2021
9m, 7d
15
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
May 28, 2015
17-2-1
1
10 (50%)
185 cm
185 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Oct 30, 2021
6m, 21d
1
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 21 May 2022
The O2 Arena, London, England
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Joshua Buatsi vs. Craig Richards

Date

This fight between Joshua Buatsi and Craig Richards took place on 21 May, 2022 at the The O2 Arena, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, Joshua Buatsi is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Craig Richards is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 189 cm, Buatsi also has reach advantage of 4 cms over Richards' 185 cm. On top of that, Buatsi also has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Richards.

Buatsi is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 15-0 (13 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 7 days ago against Ričards Bolotņiks, which he won via 11th round TKO.

Ričards Bolotņiks' boxing career

Richards comes in with a record of 17-2-1 (10 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 21 days ago against Marek Matyja, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Buatsi will be 29 years and 2 months old. Richards will be 32 years old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 61-39 in favor of Joshua Buatsi. Here is the prediction for Buatsi vs Richards.

Joshua Buatsi is likely to win. Unless Craig Richards puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Joshua Buatsi defeated Craig Richards via 12 round UD. Richards' 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Buatsi advances his win streak to 16. Buatsi is now 16-0, and Richards 17-3-1.

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  4. Dmitry Bivol defeats Craig Richards via 12-round unanimous decision
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