Joshua Buatsi (17-0, 13 KO) battles British & commonwealth light heavyweight champion Dan Azeez (20-0, 13 KO) tonight in a 12-round contest at the OVO Arena in London, England. The card will be shown live on Peacock at 2:00 p.m. ET and Sky Sports in UK.
Boxing news 24 will provide updates & results below of tonight’s action.
Whoever emerges as the winner of tonight’s Buatsi vs. Azeez clash will be in line to challenge for the WBA title once the smoke clears from this summer’s match between Dmitry Bivol and the IBF, WBC & WBO light heavyweight undisputed championship.
EBU light heavyweight champion Adam Azim (10-0, 7 KOs) defends against Enock Poulsen (14-0, 5 KOs) on the undercard. Also on the card is unbeaten prospect Ben Whittaker (5-0, 4 KOs), facing veteran Khalid Graidia (10-13-5, 2 KOs) in an eight-round clash.
Main Card on Peacock at 2:00 pm ET
Joshua Buatsi vs. Dan Azeez
Adam Azim vs. Enock Poulsen
Ben Whittaker vs. Khalid Graidia
Caroline Dubois vs. Miranda Reyes
Jeamie TKV vs. Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko
“He’s boxing more and a bit slicker and working on defense and stuff like that,” Dan Azeez told Secondsout about Buatsi. “But I wouldn’t be surprised if he just came at me at the center of the ring and started going at it. I wouldn’t be surprised.
“Listen, there’s a famous saying, ‘Don’t box a boxer, don’t brawl a brawler,’ and I’m pretty sure everyone will say he’s the boxer and I’m the brawler. So, we’ll see.
“As a boxer, we’re bred to go to war. God forbid, if he could murder me in the ring, he would to get the win.”
