Fedor Chudinov vs. Frank Buglioni: Winner, Scorecard and Reaction

Fedor Chudinov (14-0, 10 KOs) proved he was a cut above Frank Buglioni (17-2-1, 13 KOs) during Saturday night's WBA super middleweight title fight at Wembley Arena in London, outclassing the Englishman with accurate punching and a methodical, aggressive strategy en route to a 12-round, unanimous-decision victory.

BoxNation shared the scores:

It was Chudinov's first defense of the WBA super middleweight strap after taking the title from Felix Sturm in a 12-round, split-decision win in May. The Buglioni bout was originally scheduled for July, but Chudinov suffered a broken nose in training, postponing the match until September. 

It was a dominant performance for Chudinov, who doubled up on the jab throughout the bout and landed power punches in spades. The 26-year-old Buglioni took a great deal of punishment but showed tremendous spirit in fighting his way until the end of the bout.

Buglioni struck a conciliatory tone after the bout, per BoxNation: 

The contest started off brightly, with both fighters engaging and trading punches early. Chudinov forced Buglioni onto the ropes on a couple of occasions in the first round, but the challenger did well to fight his way off.

Chudinov was willing to eat shots to get close to Buglioni. He kept the Englishman on the back foot often. A stiff, accurate right hand from Chudinov was more than enough to blow through Buglioni's defenses.

Bad Left Hook's Scott Christ felt Buglioni was performing about as well as he could early on: 

Buglioni kept his wits and feet about him, even though Chudinov was getting the better of the vast majority of exchanges. Chudinov was methodical in his approach, constantly walking down Buglioni and alternating between targeting the head and the body when his opposition covered up. Despite holding a significant size advantage, Buglioni couldn't hold off Chudinov's pressure fighting.

There were positive moments for Buglioni, who landed a string of punches in the fourth round that brought huge cheers from the partisan London crowd.

English boxer Anthony Ogogo felt neither Buglioni nor Chudinov was world-champion caliber:

Buglioni did some of his best work in the sixth round, finally countering Chudinov's jab and stringing together a few strong combinations. He would erase the good performance on the cards, however, as he knocked a defenseless Chudinov to the canvas with a strong right hook that came a second after the bell had sounded.

The referee deducted two points, but it led to a scary seventh for Chudinov, who had to continue in a bit of a daze after an illegal blow.

Sensing an opening, Buglioni let his hands fly on Chudinov, swinging wildly in an opportunistic (and desperate) expenditure of energy. Chudinov survived the initial onslaught and caught Buglioni several times with strong right-handed power punches.

TheFightCity.com's Patrick Connor documented Buglioni's decline after a quick burn to start the seventh: 

Buglioni bravely fought back in spurts in the late rounds, but he looked hollowed out from a night of absorbing Chudinov's jab and right-handed follow-ups. The Russian's punch accuracy was excellent, and he never strayed from his aggressive strategy, shelling Buglioni until the end.

Bad Left Hook's Tom Craze praised Buglioni's spirit: 

Despite his matinee-idol looks, the match proved Buglioni isn't ready for prime time. His toughness and chin were his best assets, which means he ate too many punches against a fighter who might not be a world-class opponent. If he can find a way to keep countering the jab and tighten up his defenses, Buglioni could be back on the championship circuit in no time, however.

Chudinov was a cut above Buglioni from the moment the bout started. If it weren't for the illegal knockdown in the sixth, he might've had an easier time closing out the contest. A rematch with Sturm could be in order for Chudinov, as the experienced German could come back rejuvenated after some time away from the ring.