AFTER a strenuous week in the friendship between Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez both men appeared to be back on amicable terms after battling one another last night at The OVO Arena, Wembley. Their British light-heavyweight title bout which doubled up as a final eliminator for a shot at Dmitry Bivol’s WBA belt was engrossing
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JOSHUA BUATSI is hoping to set up his second successive all-British clash by facing Anthony Yarde next. Buatsi dropped Dan Azeez twice en route to a unanimous decision in their rearranged light-heavyweight showdown at the Wembley Arena on Saturday night. Due to the postponement of their initial October clash, due to a back injury sustained
Joshua Buatsi does not intend to sit on his lead. Enough time has been lost in the career of the unbeaten light heavyweight, who ironically is in a position to where he can coast into his first career title shot. With just one fight in 2023, however, Buatsi would love a more active campaign. The
Highlights! Teofimo Lopez returns to face Jamaine Ortiz in a THURSDAY BOXING THURSDAY main event, on Thursday! Otherwise, kind of a short week, but there are two UK cards on Saturday! Hamzah Sheeraz faces Liam Williams, and Matchroom returns with Liam Dillon vs Reece Bellotti! There are other things I wouldn’t really call “highlights.” Tuesday,
Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 3, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
Posted on 02/03/2024 By: Sean Crose The enigmatic 22-0 welterweight Conor Benn looked to showcase his skills Saturday in a scheduled 12 round affair broadcast live from Las Vegas by DAZN . His opponent was the little known but undefeated 16-0 Peter Dobson. Whereas Britain’s Benn looked to impress, New York’s Dobson looked to shock
By Declan Warrington WHEN Larry Holmes first retired after successive and unexpected defeats by Michael Spinks that stopped him equalling and surpassing Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 record, he had already permanently established himself among the finest heavyweights to have lived. When he was then offered the chance to fight Mike Tyson – 21 months after retiring
Dainier “The Fear” Pero (6-0) kicked off his 2024 campaign with a second round knockout victory over Joe Jones (14-0) on Friday night at the Caribe Royal in Orlando, Florida. The fight took place on the Ashton Sylve-Estivan Falcao undercard which was streamed by DAZN. Sylve would go on to beat Falcao via a dominant
Nick ParkinsonFeb 3, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Joshua Buatsi took a big step toward a world light heavyweight title shot with a unanimous-decision win over English
Joshua Buatsi won a 12-round decision over Dan Azeez in their WBA light heavyweight eliminator today in London. The victory also nets Buatsi the British and Commonwealth titles, which Azeez was defending in the main event fight. Judges officially saw the fight on scores of 116-110, 117-109, and 117-109 for Buatsi. The win also puts
THE RESULT: To watch the first couple of rounds of Conor Benn vs. Pete Dobson, you would be forgiven for thinking Benn would stop his American opponent in the first half of what appeared to be a woeful mismatch. However, to Dobson’s immense credit, the unknown from The Bronx made a real fight of it
Unbeaten heavyweight rivals Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke collide in a ‘Bad Blood’ showdown for the British and Commonwealth Titles on Sunday, March 31st at The O2 in London, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and Peacock in the USA. Reigning champion Wardley (17-0, 16 KOs) is on an incredible 16-fight KO
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 3, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight championship bout has been rescheduled for May 18 in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s chairman of general entertainment authority, Turki Alalshikh, announced Saturday on “The MMA Hour.” Fury and Usyk were set to meet Feb. 17 in the kingdom’s
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn talks to Fight Hub TV about the launch of PBC on Amazon Prime, starting with a PPV event headlined by Keith Thurman vs Tim Tszyu. Hearn admits that he thinks as a fan the card will provide a fun night of boxing, but doesn’t see how any of the fights will
The year ahead is one where Ben Whittaker intends to get busy. The 2020 Olympic Silver medalist for Great Britain finally believes himself to be at full strength and rid of any lingering injuries that previously stalled his progress. An early start to 2024 also comes as a quick turnaround for the 26-year-old West Bromwich
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Japanese boxer Kazuki Anaguchi died Friday after suffering a subdural hematoma in his Dec. 26 fight in Tokyo, according to the Japan Boxing Commission. He was 23. Anaguchi (6-1, 2 KOs) was knocked down four times in the 10-round bantamweight fight and lost a tightly contested unanimous
Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez square off today in London, with two domestic light heavyweight titles and a key spot in the division on the line. The undefeated fighters were meant to meet late in 2023, but injury postponed the bout, and we’ve got it today from OVO Arena Wembley. On the undercard, Adam Azim
By Elliot Worsell IF blessed with the power to make big decisions, or, failing that, an array of alternative options from which they could both choose, it’s probable British light-heavyweights Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez would not be fighting each other this Saturday (February 3) or, for that matter, any other Saturday. Were it up