Joshua Buatsi: record, next fight and profile →
If the promoters can settle their differences, Joshua Buatsi says he would have no problem agreeing to face his London rival Anthony Yarde. Buatsi, the 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, returns to the ring behind-closed-doors at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes on Sunday when he faces Marko Calic. But the fight that has got a lot of people talking is a possible match-up between Buatsi and Yarde.
Buatsi, Calic Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Matchroom Boxing have transformed the Marshall Arena at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes ahead of rising Light-Heavyweight star Joshua Buatsi’s return to the ring against Marko Calic on Sunday, shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Joshua Buatsi says there is no chance of him underestimating former Croatian amateur standout and current undefeated professional Marko Calic ahead of their ten round clash for the WBA International Light-Heavyweight crown this Sunday October 4, shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.
Marko Calic says he will prove himself on the big stage when he takes on rising Light-Heavyweight star Joshua Buatsi for the WBA International Title on Sunday October 4, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.
Eddie Hearn says he wants a fight between Joshua Buatsi and Anthony Yarde to take place next year and believes it doesn’t need a world title to be attached to make it a big fight. A Buatsi vs. Yarde fight was one of the stand-outs of a list sent to Hearn by Frank Warren of potential match-ups between the camps of the rival promoters.
Rising Light-Heavyweight star Joshua Buatsi will make his long-awaited return to the ring on Sunday October 4 as he defends his WBA International Title against undefeated Croat Marko Calic, live on Sky Sports and DAZN.
Sky Sports announced its fall boxing schedule Tuesday, in addition to revealing the date for the Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte pay-per-view rematch. The British sports network first will televise an intriguing cruiserweight bout between Mairis Breidis (26-1, 19 KOs) and Yuniel Dorticos (24-1, 22 KOs) on September 26 from Plazamedia Broadcasting Center in Munich, Germany.
Rising Cuban heavyweight star Jose Angel Larduet (3-0) stopped Englishman Josh Sandland (5-3) in the first of scheduled six-rounder that headlined the "new" Universum's gym show last night in Hamburg. Sandland was down all in all six times before the towel came in. In the co-feature Senad Gashi (20-3) stopped Bosnian veteran Adnan Redzovic (21-5) in the fourth in another heavyweight fight.
By Tris Dixon - Light heavyweight star Joshua Buatsi needs to prove himself before he deserves a fight with Anthony Yarde. That’s the verdict of Yarde’s outspoken trainer Tunde Ajayi, who believes his man’s challenge of Sergey Kovalev in Russia last year has earned him more currency and respect than anything Buatsi has done. Ajayi is preparing Yarde for a...
Alen Babic will be back in the ring sooner rather than later after producing a career-best performance. The 29-year-old Croatian stopped Shawndell Winters on the final show of Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing’s Fight Camp series. Babic, who weighed in under the cruiserweight limit for his heavyweight clash against the former Joseph Parker opponent at Matchroom’s Mascalls headquarters in Brentwood, Essex, dropped Winters in the opening round and then again in the second round to ensure that he moved to 4-0 with all of his wins coming inside the distance.