Joshua Buatsi vs. Ričards Bolotņiks & Michael McKinson vs. Przemysław Runowski RBR.

Round 1: 10-9 Buatsi
Round 2: 10-9 Buatsi
Round 3: 10-9 Buatsi

Best round for Buatsi. He shut Bolotniks offense down for the entire round. Landed some nice jabs and 1,2s. Also worked the body. Really good round for Buatsi.

 

Joshua finding it difficult to get a handle on Richards movement

 

Bolotniks has decent headmovement and a nice active guard but he is backing up too much imo, Buatsi is most powerful when he can keep him on the end of his shots and just waiting for Buatsi to overextend and counter is a risky strategy

 

Round 3
Buatsi 10-9
29-28

 

Warming up nicely, again Bolotniks having some success with the right hand over the top, but again the classier work from Buatsi.

But it's close.

 

RD3 buatsi

2-1 Buatsi. Jabbing well and moving well. Bolo still dangerous.

 

29-28 Buatsi

 

2-1 buatsi. Coach telling bolo "make him miss"

 

Buatsi more more inexperienced and was a little tentative in the 3rd. Bolotniks needs to be first, jab, throw his power shots, reset, move and repeat. Put more pressure on Buatsi and don't let him have room to unload on you.

 

Buatsi three up for me but Bolotniks is dangerous.

 

3-0 buatsi

bolotniks is landing the odd big shot but is struggling to get past buatsis single and double jabs

I very much doubt this fight is going the distance

 

Buatsi is a spiteful fighter same as josh taylor

 

Nothing wrong, this business anyway does not need lads like Bolotniks for sure.
If Buatsi will win this one, he most likely will get Bivol and if he will get belt, might be enough usable to send fight vs Canelo in US, where he at least will be enough usable to get sparked out and collect paycheck from Canelo.

 

Buatsi winning all the rounds.

 

Round 1. Bolotniks 10-9
Round 2. Buatsi 10-9
Round 3. Buatsi 10-9 close
Round 4. Buatsi 10-9