Jamal James vs Radzhab Butaev
On October 30, 2021, Jamal James (27-1, 12 KOs), the welterweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against Russian challenger, Radzhab Butaev (13-0, 10 KOs).
James vs Butaev Stats
Jamal James is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Thomas Dulorme, 1 year, 2 months, and 22 days ago. Radzhab Butaev is on a 13-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Terry Chatwood, 10 months and 4 days ago.
James vs Butaev Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 93.9-6.1 in favor of Radzhab Butaev. It is going to be very difficult for Jamal James to win this fight.
James vs Butaev Result
Radzhab Butaev stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA (Regular) welterweight champion. Butaev improves his record to 14-0 (11 KOs), while James adds a loss to his record at 27-2.