On June 1, 2024, a 34-year-old Craig Richards (18-3-1, 11 KOs) and a 25-year-old Scottish boxer Willy Hutchinson (17-1, 13 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Richards came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 22 days. Hutchinson was on a 4-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 10 days.
Willy Hutchinson defeated Craig Richards via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Hutchinson improves his record to 18-1, while Richards adds a loss to his record at 18-4-1.
On May 21, 2022, a 32-year-old Craig Richards (17-2-1, 10 KOs) and a 29-year-old British boxer Joshua Buatsi (15-0, 13 KOs) met in the ring.
Richards came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 21 days. Buatsi was on a 15-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 7 days.
Joshua Buatsi defeated Craig Richards via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Buatsi improves his record to 16-0, while Richards adds a loss to his record at 17-3-1.
On May 1, 2021, a 31-year-old Craig Richards (16-1-1, 9 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBA (Super) title held by 30-year-old Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol (17-0, 11 KOs).
Richards came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 13 days. Bivol was on a 17-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 6 months, and 19 days.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Craig Richards via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 18-0, while Richards adds a loss to his record at 16-2-1.
On October 28, 2017, a 27-year-old Craig Richards (10-0, 4 KOs) and Frank Buglioni met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Richards came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 days.
Craig Richards lost to Frank Buglioni via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 10-1.