Foster vs Baluta (May 20, 2022): How to Watch, Start Time, Predictions

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On Friday, May 20 at the York Hall in London, United Kingdom Brad «The Blade» Foster will meet Ionut «Il Capo» Baluta for vacant WBC International title in a 10-round super bantamweight bout.

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	Brad Foster The Blade	Ionut Baluta Il Capo
Country	United Kingdom Walsall, West Midlands, United Kingdom	Romania Constanta, Romania
Age	24 years	28 years
Pro	6 years	6 years
Height	5′ 6″ (168 cm)	5′ 10½″ (179 cm)
Reach	-	-
Division	super bantamweight (122 lbs / 55,34 kg)	super bantamweight (122 lbs / 55,34 kg)
Stance	orthodox	orthodox
Titles	-	-
Record	14 - 1 - 2 (5 KOs)	14 - 3 - 0 (3 KOs)
KOs	35%	21%
Inactive	223 days	385 days
Advant.

Who has won?

Ionut Baluta won by unanimous decision (UD) (video).

Date and Time

The fight night will begin on Friday, May 20 at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT.

Arena

The fight will be held at the York Hall in London, United Kingdom.

On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Brad Foster versus Ionut Baluta?

Foster vs. Baluta Full Fight Highlights

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Who fights on Friday, May 20?
Fight card subject to change.

Division	Fighter #1	Fighter #2	Notes
super bantamweight (122 lbs)	Brad Foster (14 - 1 - 2)	Ionut Baluta (14 - 3 - 0)	For vacant WBC International tit.
super bantamweight (122 lbs)	Andrew Cain (9 - 0 - 0)	Luis Moreno (10 - 2 - 0)	For WBC International Silver tit.
super featherweight (130 lbs)	Charles Frankham (5 - 0 - 0)	Sandeep Singh Bhatti (6 - 3 - 0)
featherweight (126 lbs)	Raven Chapman (2 - 0 - 0)	Gabriella Mezei (11 - 29 - 5)
welterweight (147 lbs)	Micky Burke Jr (5 - 0 - 0)	Ivica Gogosevic (12 - 42 - 2)
welterweight (147 lbs)	Joshua Frankham (5 - 0 - 0)	Des Newton (8 - 24 - 0)
super bantamweight (122 lbs)	Adan Mohamed (4 - 0 - 0)	Stefan Nicolae (3 - 32 - 2)
welterweight (147 lbs)	Sean Noakes (debut)	Naeem Ali (2 - 86 - 1)

Brad «The Blade» Foster

Brad Foster is a British boxer.
As a professional athlete, Foster has been performing for 6 years.

Brad was born in Walsall, West Midlands, United Kingdom, on October 22, 1997.
He currently resides in Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

Last fight

The last fight of Brad Foster took place on October 9, 2021 against Jason Cunningham.
Foster lost by unanimous decision (UD).

Brad Foster vs. Jason Cunningham

Boxing record

Total fights: 17
Wins: 14
Wins by KO: 5
Wins by dec: 9
Losses: 1
Losses by KO: 0
Losses by dec: 1
Draws: 2

Professional career

How many fights did Brad Foster have?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2022-12-16	Joshua Ocampo (8 - 8 - 4)	Win PTS
2022-05-20	Ionut Baluta (14 - 3 - 0)	Loss UD	WBC International Super Bantamweight (vacant)
2021-10-09	Jason Cunningham (29 - 6 - 0)	Loss UD	BBBofC British Super Bantamweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Bantamweight EBU European Super Bantamweight IBF International Super Bantamweight
2021-03-26	Alvaro Rodriguez (10 - 3 - 1)	Win UD	IBF International Super Bantamweight (vacant)
2020-07-10	James Beech Jnr (12 - 0 - 0)	Win UD	BBBofC British Super Bantamweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Bantamweight
2020-02-22	Lucien Reid (8 - 0 - 2)	Win RTD	BBBofC British Super Bantamweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Bantamweight
2019-09-14	Lucien Reid (8 - 0 - 1)	Draw MD	BBBofC British Super Bantamweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Bantamweight
2019-05-18	Ashley Lane (13 - 8 - 2)	Win TKO	BBBofC British Super Bantamweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Bantamweight
2019-03-08	Josh Wale (27 - 10 - 2)	Win UD	BBBofC British Super Bantamweight (vacant)
2018-07-20	Leon Gower (6 - 0 - 0)	Win RTD	BBBofC Midlands Area Super Bantamweight (vacant)
2018-04-14	Edward Bjorklund (1 - 8 - 1)	Win PTS
2017-12-02	Patrik Bartos (12 - 15 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-06-24	Brett Fidoe (7 - 38 - 2)	Draw PTS
2017-02-17	Leonard Rafael (2 - 10 - 0)	Win TKO
2016-10-08	Anwar Alfadli (2 - 58 - 5)	Win PTS
2016-07-16	Sergey Tasimov (10 - 58 - 4)	Win PTS
2016-05-21	Jordan Turner (2 - 1 - 1)	Win PTS
2016-03-04	Gary Reeve (1 - 5 - 0)	Win PTS
2015-12-05	Josh O'Donnell (0 - 1 - 0)	Win PTS

All Brad Foster's losses

Who all beat Brad Foster?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2022-05-20	Ionut Baluta (14 - 3 - 0)	Loss UD	WBC International Super Bantamweight (vacant)
2021-10-09	Jason Cunningham (29 - 6 - 0)	Loss UD	BBBofC British Super Bantamweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Bantamweight EBU European Super Bantamweight IBF International Super Bantamweight

Brad «The Blade» Foster Highlights

Ionut «Il Capo» Baluta

Ionut Baluta is a Romanian boxer.
As a professional athlete, Baluta has been performing for 6 years.

Ionut was born in Constanta, Romania, on December 19, 1993.
He currently resides in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.

Last fight

The last fight of Ionut Baluta took place on April 30, 2021 against Michael Conlan.
Baluta lost by majority decision (MD).

Ionut Baluta vs. Michael Conlan

Boxing record

Total fights: 17
Wins: 14
Wins by KO: 3
Wins by dec: 11
Losses: 3
Losses by KO: 0
Losses by dec: 3
Draws: 0

Professional career

How many fights did Ionut Baluta have?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2023-03-25	Andrew Cain (10 - 0 - 0)	Win SD	WBC International Silver Super Bantamweight
2022-11-19	Liam Davies (12 - 0 - 0)	Loss UD	EBU European Super Bantamweight (vacant) WBC International Super Bantamweight
2022-05-20	Brad Foster (14 - 1 - 2)	Win UD	WBC International Super Bantamweight (vacant)
2021-04-30	Michael Conlan (14 - 0 - 0)	Loss MD	WBO Inter-Continental Super Bantamweight (vacant)
2020-09-26	David Oliver Joyce (12 - 1 - 0)	Win TKO	WBO European Super Bantamweight
2020-03-06	TJ Doheny (22 - 1 - 0)	Win UD
2019-10-18	Kyle Williams (11 - 1 - 0)	Win SD	WBO European Bantamweight (vacant)
2019-06-15	Oscar Vinicio Nunez (0 - 3 - 0)	Win UD
2018-04-28	Yerzhan Zalilov (10 - 0 - 1)	Win PTS
2018-02-10	Jose Aguilar (16 - 42 - 4)	Win PTS
2017-11-18	Sebastian Perez (8 - 0 - 0)	Loss PTS
2017-06-02	Fred Cordeiro (debut)	Win TKO
2017-05-05	Amelio de Arcos (2 - 6 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-03-11	Edwin Tellez (11 - 30 - 5)	Win UD
2017-01-28	Jefferson Vargas (4 - 4 - 0)	Win MD
2016-12-10	Luis Espinosa (1 - 6 - 2)	Win UD
2016-11-26	Franklin Varela (21 - 26 - 0)	Win UD
2016-10-01	Jefferson Vargas (3 - 3 - 0)	Loss PTS
2016-04-16	Victor Villanueva (1 - 1 - 0)	Win UD
2016-03-19	Fernando Suarez (1 - 16 - 0)	Win PTS

All Ionut Baluta's losses

Who all beat Ionut Baluta?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2022-11-19	Liam Davies (12 - 0 - 0)	Loss UD	EBU European Super Bantamweight (vacant) WBC International Super Bantamweight
2021-04-30	Michael Conlan (14 - 0 - 0)	Loss MD	WBO Inter-Continental Super Bantamweight (vacant)
2017-11-18	Sebastian Perez (8 - 0 - 0)	Loss PTS
2016-10-01	Jefferson Vargas (3 - 3 - 0)	Loss PTS

Ionut «Il Capo» Baluta Highlights

Latest Odds

Foster to win: 1/5
Baluta to win: 3/1
Draw: 19/1

Prediction

Who will win: Foster or Baluta?

Foster and Baluta are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the boxers will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Ionut Baluta will win by unanimous decision.

- Sergey Loktev,
sports editor

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