Callum Smith (31-2, 22 KOs) put on a beautiful body-punching clinic to defeat previously unbeaten WBO interim light heavyweight champion Joshua Buatsi (19-1, 13 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
(Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)
Smith, 6’3″, was unloading on Buatsi with powerful shots to the body the entire fight and taking return fire without any issues. Buatsi used a lot of pressure to wear Smith down in the later rounds.
Smith came back strong in the 11th and 12th to hurt Buatsi with huge shots to the head and body. Even in an exhausted state, Smith was punching very hard in the 12th and had Buatsi out on his feet. I don’t know how he stayed up because he took some monstrous punches from Callum.
The scores
119-110
115-113
116-112
Last Updated on 02/22/2025
